Adam Kinzinger was a U.S. representative from Illinois from 2011 until 2023 and was one of two Republicans to serve on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Prior to his election to Congress, Kinzinger served in the Air Force and continues to serve as a pilot in the Air National Guard. He is the author of “Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country.â€
The following interview was conducted by Kirk Documentary Group’s Mike Wiser for FRONTLINE on Oct. 31, 2023. It has been edited for clarity and length.
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It is brilliant in an evil kind of a way to accuse Democrats of trying to destroy American democracy while they are trying to destroy American democracy….. haha, and they do it all with a straight face.
Liz Cheney Republican 😆 ha ha ha ha ha
Kinzinger will go down in history as just another traitor of the J6 committee. He's shown time and again that he has the character of a democrat and needs to be prosecuted with the other criminals leading back to Obama.
AMERICANS DONT FIGHT BACK AT ALL. AMERICA IS DEAD AND WE THE PEOPLE KILLED IT NOT TRUMP.
This famine cry baby is no hero, he’s a zero and that’s the reason why Biden has to pardon him, Liz and the rest of J-6 committee. They should be blacklist from ever getting a government job again.
Adam kinzin you are going to jail you are about January 6
Thank you so much Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheney, and Cassidy Hutchinson 💞
I know we are still struggling to restore justice, but without you, we would be miles behind where we are.
Your integrity and courage is beyond beautiful. You are real life heros 🙇
Just another Rino,who thinks he's better than anybody else…Just shut up and go away…!
The verdict is in and the USA 🇺🇸 is a deMOCHcrassy!
Why did your committee destroy data. Was it exculpatory evidence? Why were those accused prevented from presenting their side of he story?
What a fraud.
PBS needs to be defunded and shut down. Taxpayers are tired of paying for far left wing media. All they do is divide the country more!
He got a pardon from Biden… Can we trust anything from him?
Looking forwards to Adam's Perp Walk, Seditious Oath Breaking LIAR.
This guy is a liar and a rino. Hey Adam I hope you have a good lawyer because what you did on that sham Jan 6 committee is going to come out and you ,pelosi,schiff and the whole group is going to be held accountable
Dam, he is holding back crying there too. Thats how your nervous system reacts when you betray your country with lies. PBS is a bunch of communist DEI scum
Kinzinger was a tool of the establishment and lied beyond measure. I hope he is brought to justice.
DEFUND PBS /NPR. We can get all the pearl clutching we need on the main networks. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡👆ðŸ¼ðŸ‘†ðŸ¼ðŸ‘†ðŸ¼ðŸ‘†ðŸ¼ðŸ‘†ðŸ¼ðŸ’©ðŸ’©ðŸ’©ðŸ’©
Tapferer, guter amerikaner…. bravo 🎉
Please your ass dropped out of congress coz you would of lost big and we’re waiting for you to cry like every other time you’re on camera
Why is this guy on the press junket? Why not spend time doing your job? I wouldn't vote someone who left Washington when American's need him most. Might as well head to Cancun with Ted Cruz.
What a loser
This man needs to run for President. He has my vote.
Thank God for you 😊
Thank God the American people did not fall for this false narative. Make America Great Again!!
The references to ANTIFA have always been a joke.
There were people who were paid to come to D.C. that day. The movement of money is what Trump and his people are so good at.
The internet has become the new Tower of Babel.
If it hadn't been for COVID and his horrible handling of it, Trump would have been elected for a second term in 2020.
Comfort & Convenience are the parents of many foul offspring. DENIAL is their firstborn.
Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheyny and Nancy Pelosi, we are proud about hounerful would and straghteness for important enlightenment.
I woud never forget the 6.1.2021.
Adam, I am a democrat but want you to know that i have so much respect for you, Liz and the rest of the republicans and democrats who stood against this malicious attack on democracy from our former president! Trump should be behind bars!! God bless all of you for standing up for what's right for our country! We don't need thugs in the white house such as trump!
🇺🇸Adam Kinzinger is A true statement he Brought Americans before politics
He’s such a daddy
Buttiegeg/Kinzinger 2028! Unite the country!
Respect!
Now lock him up!
Enough of this joke!
And he is running for president?
😂
America is not that great apparently!
You're the best â¤
Adam kinzinger is a true patriot a honourable and decent man and a republican who doesn't demonise or promote hate and lies and his stand against trump and jan 6th insurrectionis makes him a better man than most in the republican party who are nothing more than trump's bootlickers VOTE BLUE VOTE HARRIS WALTZ 💙
Thank you for this information God bless Adam and Liz and all the people that put out the jan 6 information ADAM Thank you for your arm forces service and God bless the United States of America 🇺🇸 🙠â¤
I'm a Kinzinger fan full stop! Trump has brought fatal brain rot to the GOP. The smart solution is getting Kinzinger and Cheney to form a third US political party to neuter the GOP. I like a name for it like USACP (United States Conservative Party).
Good for you, Adam, and thank you for standing up for democracy. I pray and hope that those who stand behind dumb ass Trump will wake up and do the right thing like you and Liz Chaney did. Your kids will be proud of you, and your legacy will leave a big footprint on their lives and many others who believe the same way you do. I am one of them. Thank you.