AR Times: “The lead from The Hill:
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said former President Trump is “politically, morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 riot last year and called for Republicans to do some “soul-searching” after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Hutchinson told “Fox News Sunday” guest host Brett Baier that while he did not believe Trump was criminally responsible for Jan. 6, he does think the former president shares blame for the insurrection.
“Trump is politically, morally responsible for much of what has happened, but in terms of criminal liability, I think the committee has a long way to go to establish that,” the governor said of the House select panel investigating Jan. 6.
The hearings are not yet over and more revelations about Trump’s role in encouraging the riot are expected. Still, no Arkansan in Congress seems troubled by the insurrection or Trump’s role, preferring to talk about other issues. U.S. Rep. French Hill has branded the bipartisan attempt to examine the roots of the insurrection as nothing but a partisan witch hunt, for example. Hutchinson took sharp exception to such views today.”