The pattern for this is the same as it was for Civil War revisionism: No, these people were traitors who attacked their country and they should never be celebrated. We're still fighting that fight, though, unfortunately.
Reposted from Greg Sargent
If/when Trump pardons 1/6ers and prosecutions of him are dead, there will be a strong media push toward "turning the page" and "looking forward, not backward." Trump will rewrite 1/6 entirely. Dems need to think now about how they're going to handle this.

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