The violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6 was a dark day in American history. The attempted rewriting of what actually happened that day — when more than 100 police officers were injured and five people died — by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies is even more noxious.The violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6 was a dark day in American history. The attempted rewriting of what actually happened that day — when more than 100 police officers were injured and five people died — by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies is even more noxious.