A primer on the congressional inquiry's (possibly) explosive findings about how Trump and some other guys and ladies planned a big old coup.
Jan. 6 would manifestly not have taken place if Trump had acknowledged publicly that he lost the 2020 election and that it was conducted fairly. But no prosecutor has been willing to say they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump participated in a conspiracy to prevent Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Which leaves the proverbial ballot box as the venue in which Trump can be held sweepingly accountable for what he did, prevented from trying it again, and prevented from accumulating enough allies in Congress to make it possible.Are you suggesting the very existence of democracy itself has become a partisan issue in this country?may God help us allNot quite.
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