On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that people take for granted that they were “allowed” “to move on to concerns about the economy, to concerns about border security” due to the 2020 election being certified “because they are able to presume that our institutional and constitutional order has been taken care of.” And January 6 “was overshadowed by other, more pressing and salient issues. And the reason that it became less salient is that the American electorate has confidence that, frankly, Democrats are going to protect the peaceful transfer of power. They know that we’ll respect the rules of the game, win or lose.”
Auchincloss stated, [relevant remarks begin around 27:30] “I think that the country takes for granted that members of Congress walked back into those chambers on January 6 and certified the…
