By John Micek

On Jan. 6, 2021, Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle was at his desk at the Longworth House Office Building, near the U.S. Capitol, when he heard an enraged mob, fueled by a former president’s false claims of fraud, making its way up Independence Avenue.

Boyle and other Pennsylvania lawmakers had been asked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to craft remarks defending against Republican attacks on the Keystone State’s election results.

And, “as I’m finishing my speech abo...