Public January 6 Hearings: Hold Trump Accountable and Impeach

Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, the United States experienced a direct assault on the peaceful transfer of power. A violent mob breached the U.S. Capitol while Congress was carrying out one of its most basic constitutional duties: counting certified electoral votes. Despite the chaos, democracy held. Congress reconvened, the count was completed, and the Constitution prevailed. What has not yet happened is full public accountability. Americans across the political spectrum still have serious unanswered questions about how January 6 unfolded, who directed events behind the scenes, and why pressure was placed on public officials to delay or overturn a lawful election. These questions cannot be resolved through silence, pardons, or closed-door proceedings. They require public, sworn testimony. Congress already possesses critical evidence. In sworn testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, Special Counsel Jack Smith explained that his investigation into January 6 was driven by evidence, not politics. Under oath, he stated that he would have pursued charges against any president of either party if the facts justified it. He also made clear that subpoenas issued to members of Congress stemmed from actions directed by the president himself—not partisan targeting by prosecutors. That testimony goes to the heart of whether the rule of law applies equally to all Americans. It should not remain buried in transcripts or confined to private review by a handful of lawmakers. The American people deserve to hear this evidence in a public forum and judge it for themselves. Holding public January 6 hearings is not about re-litigating the past for political gain. It is about reaffirming a foundational American principle: no one is above the law—not rioters, not elected officials, and not the President of the United States. The actions of Donald Trump before, during, and after January 6 raise serious constitutional questions that have never been addressed in full public view. Pardons issued to individuals who assaulted law enforcement officers do not erase the facts of that day, nor do they restore public trust. Accountability is not vengeance. It is deterrence. When attacks on constitutional processes go unanswered, they become precedents. When violence against police officers is excused or minimized, it invites repetition. Patriots do not rewrite attacks on their own government—they investigate them. Americans believe in law and order. They believe elections should be decided by voters, not mobs or pressure campaigns. And they believe loyalty to the Constitution must come before loyalty to any individual. Congress has both the authority and the obligation to act. Hold public January 6 hearings. Put the facts on the record. Let the truth be seen. And reaffirm, without exception, that in the United States of America, the law applies to everyone.