Do not minimize the heinousness of January 6
Trump supporters lost control of their emotions and engaged in a violent riot. This is a fact documented by video.
On January 6, 2021, an angry mob rampaged through the Capitol Building, pooped on the floor and spread their feces around, smashed things, assaulted police officers and threatened to assassinate the Vice President. They were screaming "hang Mike Pence." This happened. We watched it live. We have seen the footage, and the footage is still available online. We should not minimize the heinousness of that day or deny that any crimes were committed.
No, this does not mean everyone protesting the certification of the Electoral College votes was guilty of committing crimes, much less violent crimes. Most people at the rally did peacefully protest, as President Trump told them to do. Trump did not "send the mob" to breach the Capitol Building or commit violent acts. He told them to "peacefully" protest, and he told them end the violence and to leave. The way Trump did that and the timing of his statements that afternoon are both certainly worthy of scrutiny, but he did not incite a riot.
Spare me the "what about" arguments. I do not care what Antifa or Black Lives Matter have done. I have condemned crimes committed by both, many times. The violent actions of the January 6 rioters deserves to be condemned on its own merits, and should not be minimized by pointing to other crimes. One could argue that some of the people arrested on January 6 were treated unjustly, but that also does not erase the violent crimes committed that day.
The fact of the matter is that there were violent crimes committed on January 6 by Trump supporters who lost control of their emotions and engaged in a violent riot. We should not rewrite history and pretend that everyone there was "peacefully" protesting or "taking a guided tour" of the Capitol. People were beating police officers with flagpoles. They punched and kicked police officers. They hit police officers with fire extinguishers. They vandalized the building. They were screaming "hang Mike Pence." All of this is documented on video. We should not deny these facts because of tribal hatred of Democrats.