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Roger Sollenberger was a staff writer at Salon (2020-21). Follow him on Twitter @SollenbergerRC.

Virginia state Senator Amanda Chase(R-11) at work in the statehouse, on February, 20, 2019 in Richmond, VA. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Virginia “Trump in heels” candidate says Capitol attack was justified — because of COVID rules

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Sen. Tom Cotton (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Tom Cotton’s “Army Ranger” dissembling goes back at least eight years

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Guns gifted to Lauren Boebert by the group "Boots on the Ground Bikers for Trump" (Facebook/Duke Everest)

Biker group gave Rep. Lauren Boebert a Glock with congressional seal — likely an illegal gift

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Sidney Powell, attorney for President Donald Trump, at a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Sidney Powell releases Kraken — on herself, with new super PAC not far from Mar-a-Lago

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Tom Cotton (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Sen. Tom Cotton campaigned on his “experience as an Army Ranger” — but he didn’t have any

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Pro-Trump protesters and Proud Boys march in front of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Wait, do blue lives matter? How Joe Biggs and the Proud Boys turned on the police

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Paul Davis live-streaming during the Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Instagram)

Texas lawyer fired after Capitol riot files ambitious suit: Dissolve Congress, don’t arrest him

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn and Lauren Boebert (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Newly-elected GOP members deny giving “reconnaissance” tours before Capitol attack. So who did?

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Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Two GOP congressmen sought pardons for their connection to Capitol attack: report

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asks questions during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on December 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump continues to push baseless claims of voter fraud during the presidential election, which Chris Krebs called the most secure in American history. (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Amid donor blowback, Josh Hawley’s fundraising problems get even more complicated

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A Stop The Steal is posted inside of the Capitol Building after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

How two friends’ farcical, failed schemes ended with the biggest fail of all: Stop the Steal

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Members of Congress evacuate the House Chamber as protesters attempt to enter during a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

In the search for answers on Capitol riots, officials and Congress begin looking in the mirror

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Members of the Proud Boys join Donald Trump supporters as they protest the election outside the Colorado State Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. Trump supporters gathered at state capitals across the country to protest todays ratification of Joe Bidens Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Alt-right media personality Nick DeCarlo admits raiding Capitol, says “maybe” he spat on police

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Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Insurrection and impeachment, reports say, have rendered Trump’s final days lonely and volatile

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Paul Gosar and Lauren Boebert (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Was the Capitol raid an “inside job”? Some Democrats think so — and evidence is mounting

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Vernon Jones, Democratic Party member of the Georgia House of Representatives along with and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Ali Alexander organizer for Stop the Steal gather at the Georgia Capitol Building on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Stop the Steal denied inciting violence: Now its leader wants to “bring hell” to his enemies

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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows walks along the South Lawn before President Donald Trump departs from the White House on October 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Mark Meadows could face criminal exposure for his role in Trump’s Georgia phone call

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US President Donald Trump speaks after touring a section of the border wall in Alamo, Texas on January 12, 2021. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Texas city officials say White House never contacted them about Trump’s border wall visit

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Donald Trump, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Some Republicans finally call for Trump to face repercussions — yet few willing to back impeachment

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Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys (L) and Joe Biggs (R) gather outside of Harry's bar during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Arrested Proud Boys chairman has history of business failure, apparently lives with mom

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Trump supporters face off with police and security forces in front of the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. - Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress held today, January 6, to certify Joe Biden's election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president was attempting a coup. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Lawmakers call to investigate cops who let “ragamuffin, half-armed protesters” invade Capitol

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Trump supporters take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

GOP reckons with mob insurrection as Congress returns to finalize electoral votes

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Trump supporters stand on the U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

U.S. Capitol in lockdown after Trump unleashes violent mob on Congress

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Donald Trump Jr. speaks during a rally of supporters of US President Donald Trump on The Ellipse outside of the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators across Washington are protesting the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification by the US Congress. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump Jr. claps back at GOP after losing Senate — then vainly tries to control Capitol chaos

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