Thread by @benwikler

On the occasion of the Justice for J6 rally, let’s use today to recall the fact that @DerrickVanOrden, the Republican who wants to represent Wisconsin’s 3rd District, still has not answered for lying about being on Capitol Grounds during that very insurrection.

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@derrickvanorden Let’s review. In November, responding to the election, Derrick Van Orden instructed Republicans to “hold fast,” because there was so much “anecdotal evidence of voter fraud.”

https://twitter.com/derrickvanorden/status/1325133777568325632

Through the end of 2020, the ominous phrase “every legal vote” was never far from Van Orden’s tweets. Here he is QTing Rand Paul, who was sharing an utterly discredited allegation of “voter fraud” in Michigan.

https://twitter.com/derrickvanorden/status/1329900422136352768

On January 1, Derrick Van Orden announced that he was heading to our nation's capital to “stand up for the integrity of our electoral system.”

https://twitter.com/derrickvanorden/status/1345135597468336128

And here’s Van Orden’s video proudly announcing his arrival in D.C. Why was he was there? To support “voter integrity.”

https://twitter.com/derrickvanorden/status/1346176471723872257

On January 6, Van Orden went to the “Stop the Steal” rally. He tweeted about his favorite signs. What didn't he tweet about? The confederate flags, the noose, the guys in Nazi sweatshirts.

And then, when the mob started to march to the Capitol, he followed. A photo shows him on the Capitol Grounds.

He later claimed he never entered the Capitol Grounds. It's a lie. What's more, he paid for his insurrection field trip with campaign cash when he wasn’t even an active candidate for office. Not sure that's even legal.
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At @WisDems, we've filed a complaint with the FEC against him for this very thing. We’re still awaiting the outcome. Van Orden, who is generally loud about everything, has been silent on the entire matter. Perhaps because he sees that it won’t end well.

Van Orden, like so much of the GOP, is scared of the truth. Because the truth involves complicity. Don’t let them rewrite history. Let's ensure they can’t write over the truth with their incessant lies and obfuscation. If we ignore the past, the risk grows of repeating it.