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The ‘unremarkable’ suit Andy Kim wore while cleaning the Capitol will be a museum artifact

“Telling of the story of Jan6 isn’t optional, it is necessary,” Kim wrote in a viral Twitter thread on the six-month anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D., N.J.) cleans up debris and trash strewn across the floor of the Capitol in the early morning hours of Jan. 7 after protesters stormed the building in Washington. Kim is now donating the blue suit he wore that day to the Smithsonian.
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D., N.J.) cleans up debris and trash strewn across the floor of the Capitol in the early morning hours of Jan. 7 after protesters stormed the building in Washington. Kim is now donating the blue suit he wore that day to the Smithsonian.Read moreAndrew Harnik / AP