Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell's caucuses understand that the election was NOT stolen and that President Trump IS responsible. But they refuse to act accordingly, instead punishing Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney for pointing out Trump's "Big Lie" and voting to impeach. In other words, they are punishing dissidents to put blatantly their interests, and Trump's interests, above all other values. Loyalty to Trump is clearly, now, the only metric by which the GOP chooses to define itself. 

Retelling the story of the insurrection, I encourage you to recall the (ongoing) threat to the republic.