One of the police officers who was injured said, five years ago, I thought there'd never be a day where somebody denied this happened because we all watched it happen on television.

Yet here we are.

So that January 6th, which was immediately denounced far and wide, has become something no longer denounced far and wide.

That's unexpected.

And maybe that's without precedent or without historical connection.

Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to episode 405. I'm your host, Paul Reichoff. It is Tuesday, January 6. January 6. I used to love January 6 because it was my grandfather's birthday. My grandfather who immigrated here without being able to

speak English and served for three years in the South Pacific and was my hero growing up.

But Trump and his insurrection fucked all that up. And so now and forever, January 6 will be January 6. And that's what today is. And I'm coming to you

from New York City, USA, where the weather is dark and gloomy like it was on January 6.

We're going to try to warm it up. We're going to try to lighten it up with some critical, independent information with

the perfect guest coming up, Scott McFarlane.

Scott McFarlane is back on the show.

He's going to come to us from Capitol Hill, and he is the best reporter on January 6th there is.

He's the Justice Correspondent for CBS.

And if you listen to this show,

you know how I feel about the recent changes at CBS. And he's so good that I'm having him on anyway.

He's done 20 years of reporting in Washington. He's won 20 Emmys and Edward R. Murrow Awards.

His reporting has led directly to the passage of five state laws in Virginia, Maryland,

and D.C. to protect kids in public schools. And he secured the Anna Quinlan Award for excellence in journalism from the Child Welfare League of America. He's a guy who has America's

back and he's coming up in just a second with a really great and quick

conversation about what you need to know on this important day. But first, on this important day,

on January 6th, there is a ton happening. Trump, of course, is still trying to take over the

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