More GOP division , split internally

Top Republicans balk at Trump highlighting Jan. 6 rioters, calling it politically unwise, Sahil Kapur and Scott Wong, NBC News Some Republican senators said they don’t understand why Trump keeps relitigating the Capitol attack and those who were prosecuted for breaking the law. Top Senate Republicans broke with former President Donald Trump on Monday over his decision to feature video of Jan. 6 rioters at his weekend rally in Texas. Some disagreed with his judgment in playing a video that exalts those who took part in the attack on the Capitol and were arrested, rejecting the narrative in pro-Trump circles that the rioters were “peaceful” protesters. Other Republicans said it is an unwise political strategy for Trump to focus on the attempted insurrection as he seeks a comeback bid in 2024. “People who violated the law should be prosecuted. And they have been,” Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who previously held the No. 2 spot in Senate Republican leadership, told NBC News.