The idea of a 9/11-style commission to focus on the Jan. 6 riot serves no real utility now, except to allow Democrats to dredge up the GOP’s lowest point in recent history going into an election cycle.

This is not an excuse of former President Donald Trump, who certainly bears some moral responsibility for the riot. There wouldn’t have been a riot without his incessant lies and conspiracy theories, along with his unfounded attacks on then-Vice President Mike Pence. He’s failed to condemn the riot and failed to accept his election defeat. His legacy is permanently stained.