Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told investigators she announced her resignation the day after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot because the events that day were so shocking that “it was impossible for me to continue.”

“I believe in this country. I believe in the peaceful transfer of power. I believe in democracy,” she said, according to a transcript.

@washingtonpost By Patrick Marley https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/jan6-committee-final-report/#link-ZYC25NNIPNGBFOFMB5WEDPDJ6A

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