Commentary: Jill Richardson - Cost of being wrong about Jan. 6 is too high Jill Richardson Andrew Harnik | via Xinhua As the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection gets under way, we’re learning disturbing new details about Trump supporters’ violent attempt to overturn the 2020 election. As I watch, I see a chilling parallel to the rise of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Steve Stern’s book “Remembering Pinochet’s Chile” opens with a couple greeting the 1973 military coup that launched Pinochet’s dictatorship by toasting the fighter jets with champagne. Decades later, they still remember Pinochet fondly. Their version of their country’s history differs starkly with its reality — and they aren’t alone.