CHICAGO — To mark the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a statement praising congressional investigators and calling for “those responsible” to be held accountable.
“Since that fateful day, the January 6th committee led by Congressman Bennie Thompson has done tremendous work to uncover the truth behind this tragedy. Not only did it determine that far right-wing conspiracy groups formulated this plan to overthrow the 2020 election, but it also discovered that the former President was at the helm of it,” Lightfoot said in a Tweeted statement. “As trials for those responsible for the January 6th insurrection continue, I want to thank Congressman Thompson and his committee for working tirelessly to bring to light the truth of what happened and culminated into this grave threat to our democracy.”
But Lightfoot quickly found herself facing criticism from mayoral rivals who took issue with her response to a police officer’s ties to the Proud Boys, one of the groups that prosecutors said were key players in the siege on the Capitol.
