Dem Rep. Jayapal: 'Diminishing' January 6 'Is Its Own Form of Violence' Posted on January 7, 2022 by Luciana Sainz Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Thursday on CNN’s “Situation Room” that downplaying what happened during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was “its own form of violence.”