Analysis | Trumpland has a new favorite Jan. 6 conspiracy theory

But we should not make the mistake of assuming that these questions are being raised in good faith. None of these individuals — Greene, Trump, Carlson or Owens — should be presumed to be assessing the situation with critical objectivity, only raising questions after carefully considering the evidence and the weight of their assertions. Instead, each is interested in promoting some aspect of the Trump good-government bad duality. If defending Trump or undercutting the government means elevating unfounded doubt about the role of government actors in violence, so be it.

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