In January 2011, the Chicago Tribune published a Q&A with Illinois' five freshmen in the U.S. House. Among them was Republican Adam Kinzinger, who had run for Congress after three tours in Iraq. When the quintet were asked, "Whom do you admire from the other side of the aisle?" four of them offered names. Kinzinger did not. Instead, he gave an answer that, in retrospect, feels as if it were written by Sophocles: "Those who are committed to serving their country."
This week the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol published its final report and referred President Donald Trump for prosecution. It also referred John Eastman, who devised the legal framework for the attempted coup, to the Justice Department. After more than a thousand interviews, a million documents and countless hours, this chapter of the book of Trumpism is finally closed.
For the seven Democrats on the committee, the journey has been long, but at least they can finally go home.
