; Whereas, on December 15, 2023, instead of condemning the mass assault of over 140 police officers during the violent attack on the Capitol, Representative Stefanik posted on X that the same Federal judge’s critique of violent January 6 insurrectionists is illegal ; Whereas, on December 5, 2023, Representative Stefanik falsely referred to the independent Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of former President Trump, based on former President Trump’s alleged criminal conduct related to his efforts to unlawfully overturn an election and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power on January 6, as attempts to criminalize the First Amendment ; Whereas, on August 1, 2023, Representative Stefanik falsely referred to Special Counsel Smith’s indictment of former President Donald Trump, based on former President Trump’s alleged criminal conduct related to his efforts to unlawfully overturn an election, as efforts by President Biden to suppress the will of the voters and meddle with the election using the Department of Justice ; Whereas, on June 10, 2022, Representative Stefanik supported January 6 insurrectionists by referring to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol of the House of Representatives, which multiple courts determined to be a duly constituted congressional committee tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection on the United States Capitol and Members of Congress, as a witch hunt ; Whereas, on September 15, 2021, days before a widely reported rally in Washington, DC, supporting the charged January 6 insurrectionists, Representative Stefanik falsely claimed on Facebook that President Biden and fellow Democrats were seeking a permanent election insurrection by expanding pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants