Aside from a breathless stream of headlines and a few random inputs, I haven't seen many facts regarding the events of January 6th. Circumstances made things that way for me, and now I'm glad they did, because it set me up for the really important issue: Am I allowed to ask questions about this, or am I not?

Bear in mind that I haven't voted for or otherwise championed Mr. Trump. (Nor did I support his opponents.) More than that, I really want to know the answers to these questions. Especially given the fallout from January 6th, honest answers to these questions matter a great deal.

So, I'm going to stick my neck out and ask questions about this event that seem pertinent.

Question #1: What was the actual time line?
As I was driving on the 6th, I flipped on the radio and heard Mr. Trump speaking. I was aware that there was going to be a rally in the capitol, and so I listened for a minute or so, just enough to get the tone of it; a rally on the same day electoral votes were counted concerned me.

What I actually heard from Mr. Trump, however, was less than his strongest, and included something like, "I know you're going to go down there…" combined with "patriotically and peacefully." Hearing him mention "peacefully" comforted me. (Added to the fact that American conservatives take pride in being peaceful and courteous.)

And so I was rather shocked, not many minutes later, when my daughter called and said something about the capitol. I responded along the lines of, "it sounds harmless enough"… whereupon I learned that protesters were already inside the building.

Since then I've seen claims that Mr. Trump was a mile away, in the middle of his speech, when the capitol building was being broken into.

So, between my own observations and the claims, I'd like to know what really happened when.

Again, I honestly don't know. What troubles me is that I haven't seen the claim refuted, only ignored.

Question #2: Were agents provocateur involved?
One of the random things I came across was a report from Michael Yon, perhaps the most experienced war reporter in the world, claiming BLM and Antifa agents provocateur led the break-in. This is a guy who should be able to tell.

I've further seen reports that someone named Sullivan was a known BLM leader, and was at the vanguard of people entering the building.

So, I don't actually know that BLM and Antifa were involved with this, but I'd very much like to know. And once again, I haven't seen this question addressed. Perhaps I've missed something conclusive on this, but the question deserves to be addressed with facts.

Question #3: Is thinking an election was rigged considered insane?
This is the impression I get from about half of my headline stream: That anyone believing the recent election was rigged is flat-out insane. But for me, that's a real problem, because I've experienced election rigging, personally. On top of that, I've known a lot of inside players in my home state, giving me many more reasons to believe in election rigging.

That's not proof that the November election was rigged, of course, but it's clearly a reason for me to take seriously the possibility. And if I'm not allowed to ask, I have to wonder why.

As best I can tell, none of the loud voices (news networks, etc.) have analyzed what has been claimed as evidence. Again, I may have missed something, but I simply haven't seen it. So far as I know, the courts have never examined it (they got rid of the cases on procedural grounds in every case I recall), nor did congress: the "insurrection" interrupted that, after which it was ignored. That sounds very convenient to me, but again, I could have missed something.

So again I'd like to know: Is such a question permissible, or will I be punished for asking it?