“Forty years ago an actual coup attempt was unthinkable. It would have scared Americans to the core. There would have been real investigations, real arrests, and real jail time. Most people no matter what their political affiliation would have condemed this act and demanded accountability.”
Not the first the fascists have attempted a coup against a US president. Here’s one from the 1930s:
These Wall Street millionaires literally plotted to overthrow the president
https://timeline.com/business-plot-overthrow-fdr-9a59a012c32a
BTW, none of the coup plotters were punished.
JFK was a coup that worked. And Nixon was deposed by the FBI. That’s why they are so bold today. In living memory the FBI/CIA has removed 2 presidents.