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On the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection where supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to keep Congress for certifying the 2020 presidential election results, the editors of the St. Louis Post Dispatch editorial page pointed the finger at Missouri Republican Josh Hawley who helped set the stage for the national crisis.

According to the editors, the Jan. 6 riot might never have happened if the Missouri GOP senator had not pushed the idea that the election was stolen and announced his intention to oppose the will of the voters.

A newly released video from the January 6 insurrection shows rioters inside the US Capitol just feet away from members of Congress huddled in the House of Representatives chamber, while Capitol police officers stood by with their guns drawn.

The video, which NBC News obtained via records request, is shot from the perspective of one of the rioters, Damon Beckley, and was shown as evidence during his trial. Beckley's video shows insurrectionists face-to-face with two members of Congress through shattered glass outside of the House chamber. Then-Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) — who is now a member of the US Senate — is seen next to Rep Troy Nehls (R-Texas), who was wearing a surgical mask festooned with the Texas flag. Nehls is heard exchanging words with some of the rioters in the video.

On the third anniversary of the attempted coup at the nation's Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) finally extended an invitation to President Joe Biden to deliver the annual State of the Union address to Congress and the nation.

For this year's address, coming in a presidential election year, Johnson has pushed the date well beyond the traditional time frame for a national address, scheduling it for days after Super Tuesday.

When Donald Trump's lawyers make an appearance before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to claim their client is protected by presidential immunity against any and all crimes he allegedly committed, they can expect a rapid-fire flurry of questions from the jurists.

That is the prediction of conservative attorney George Conway who put his name on an amicus brief presented to the court contesting the former president's claim that was booted back to the lower court by the Supreme Court.

Appearing on MSNBC with host Katie Phang, Conway provided the tip that whichever legal team gets the majority of questions directed at them will likely be the loser in the end.

Asked what to expect at the Tuesday hearing, Conway stated, "Well, I think you're gonna see some intense questioning from the panel. It's a very smart panel, a very able panel. This is basically what many people consider to be the second most important court in the country."

"My way of judging how appellate arguments go is: who gets the most questions? T here is a 60 or 70 percent chance that person is going to lose, or that their clients is going to lose," he explained. "I'm pretty sure the questions are going to be coming fast and furious for the lawyer representing Donald Trump."

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"I just don't see — for the reasons we set out in our brief — I just don't see how he could possibly prevail in this case," he added. "I wouldn't be surprised to see a quick decision, a decision I think the judges may well be already writing, because I don't think this question is close. I think a decision within a matter of days will be in order. And the interesting question will be maybe the Supreme Court doesn't even have to weigh in if the Court of Appeals opinion is sufficiently compelling."

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