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How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of denial and distraction that politicians use to manage scandal

  • Written by Jared Del Rosso, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology, University of Denver
How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of denial and distraction that politicians use to manage scandalAn image of a mock gallows on the grounds of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is shown during a House committee hearing. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

On Sept. 28, 2022, the U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection will hold another public hearing – likely the last before it releases its official report.

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