Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Don’t Let Trump Whitewash the Truth About Jan. 6

The nation needs to remember the facts of the violent insurrection four years ago despite the president-elect’s attempts to rewrite history.

Where it all started.

Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

History, the saying goes, is written by the victors.

That particular flex is in motion today, the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 siege at the US Capitol. The timing and the symbolism couldn’t be more telling — and for some, of course, more worthy of being forgotten.