Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says some of the people in the halls of Congress during the January 6, 2021 insurrection were “innocent” and just happened to be there, walking about the building. Some are viewing his remarks as a further push by Republicans to whitewash that deadly day, which led to an impeachment of Donald Trump and later felony criminal charges for the ex-president. Because of the COVID pandemic, the U.S. Capitol was largely closed to visitors on January 6, and tours had been banned for that day. Democrats had raised concerns after they said they saw some Republican member…