Mick Clifford: Donald Trump is now in a position to unmoor history from facts and cast it adrift

Having thrown enough sand in the eyes of the public over the January 6 riot, Trump will now be in a position to unmoor history from facts

Donald Trump has pledged that on his first day in office he will pardon at least most of those imprisoned for violent offences related to January 6, 2021. Picture: Sarah Meyssonnier/AP

“Fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell we’re not going to have a country anymore.”  — Donald Trump, Washington DC. January 6, 2021.

Did the violent assault on the US’s cherished seat of government happen at all? Did the cameras before our eyes lie? Was it all a creation engineered by the deep state in collusion with the Democratic party?