During the oral arguments, Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch seemed to downplay the magnitude of the January 6 insurrection, comparing it to other incidents like Rep. Jamaal Bowman's encounter with a fire door.
Justice Thomas, participating in cases related to January 6, engaged in both-siderism by suggesting that the government should have applied the same provision to other protests, denying the unique nature of the insurrection.
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