The House minority leader is raising suspicions about what GOP lawmakers might have said on the phone during the riot.

For many still reeling from the January 6 attack, Thursday’s threat renewed concerns about public service in an era of political violence.

On the opening day of testimony, the Capitol’s defenders tried to rescue the January 6 commission from the all-consuming partisan rancor that spawned it.

Republicans are “fretting” about the former president’s political return. But they’re mostly worried about him undermining their ongoing anti-democratic efforts.

Party leaders, taking their cues from Donald Trump, are trying to shove the violence he instigated into the memory hole.