The Plot to Seize the Capitol #J22

In 2016 over the course of two days, 500 Democrats seized control of the United States House of Representatives in an insurrection designed to obstruct Congress.

Many of the same Democrats who sit on the January 6th Select Committee participated in the planning and execution of a secret plot to occupy the Capitol and seize control of the floor of the United States House of Representatives. Their stated motive was to obstruct the official proceedings of Congress until its members met their demands. Despite warnin…