Apologies for the stress on their jobs and to their families, the damage to their reputations, the money they had to spend to hire legal representation and defend themselves from charges for crimes they did not commit.
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The plot wasn’t only against Trump. It was also intended to send a message to any FUTURE outsider candidates that their opposition to the Deep State will be relentlessly harassed, and anyone associated in any way with said candidate will be persecuted unmercifully.
Make no mistake, this was a two pronged plot against Trump and anyone associated with him. The Deep State was sending a very intimidating message to all of its would be opponents. It signaled that it would use all agencies and resouces at its disposal to target its enemies.
And that is why these kinds of tactics must be punished. Otherwise, this will all happen again. And next time we may not be so lucky.
You realize next time is only 2 years away. These people could defraud their way into controlling the US presidency with a couple of idiot sock puppets like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.