Some Republicans have tried to rewrite the history of January 6. Here's how

When the House Select Committee investigating the events of January 6 convenes for the first time, it will be against a backdrop of Republican objections and falsehoods.

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's picks to serve on the committee, leading McCarthy to pull his five GOP members from the committee, several Republicans have characterized the investigation as a partisan attack, attempting to cast the narrative in their favor much like many of their colleagues have tried to do about January 6 itself.

The false narratives about the events...