Posted on 07/24/2022 7:19:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Charging a former president with crimes would be an extraordinary development in American history and carries the risk of forever reshaping our politics as well as the very future of the nation. It should not be undertaken lightly.
But former President Trump's multifaceted attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election that culminated with him inciting violent mobs to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory, was also an extraordinary development in American history — one that nearly destroyed our democracy. The country is already in uncomfortable, uncharted waters navigating the wreckage Trump left in his wake.
At a minimum, the Department of Justice should prosecute him for conspiring to defraud the United States and conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, the electoral vote count. These crimes carry maximum sentences of five and 20 years in prison, respectively.
Prosecuting the foot soldiers is only partial justice for this grave attack on American democracy. To restore the nation's standing in the world, and among its citizens, it's critical that the ringleader of this shameful chapter in history be held accountable as well. Prosecuting Trump will demonstrate that the bedrock principles of the United States remain firm: The voters decide who holds power, and no one is above the law.
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Criminals trying to use the courts for their evil purposes.
SURE GLAD I left So Calif over 29 years ago.
Dementia Joe Biden should be charged for crimes against the United States
Our Lord, God, Almighty and his beloved Son, Jesus Christ work things in their own powerful ways. They know that Criminal, fake, failure, illegal POTUS Democrat, Joe Biden is not and never was close to being the duly & fairly elected POTUS in 2020!!!
As thus, they have sent us Americans both a clear message and communication that Biden must be removed from office....for he is not mentally or health wise fit to continue in the office of POTUS!!! The Democrat Party must take action to remove Criminal, Joe Biden from the office of POTUS ASAP!!!
I couldn't agree more…..let's fully investigate the election fraud and get to the ringleader of it.
Nancy Pelosi should be charged for crimes against the United States.
LA Times, that’s that paper that is still hiding the video of Obama’s speech to the Palestinians.
Merrick Garland should be charged for crimes against the United States.
Jamie Raskin should be charged for crimes against the United States.
Since when do commies care about crimes against the US of A?
When it is clear there is no other alternative.
those in control today need to be tried, convicted and hung
Unfortunately it’s looking more and more like the only way.
Here’s another view .... right up front, this guy is NOT sympathetic at all to Trump & the ‘right’, but he’s clear headed enough to see that there are TWO SIDES to what happened on J6 and “the committee” is as one-sided as they come.
This piece came to my attention on a podcast where the hosts are admittedly Progressives; however, the current COVID times make strange bedfellows & these folks are seeing “things” in a different light ... one that has a ‘rosy’ glow as opposed to something of a more blue tint.
When you have Progressives saying (as they do in the podcast) that the J6 committee is nothing more than ‘theater’ and they are not paying attention AND the violence on the other side needs to be investigated as well .... that’s progress in the right direction. Another ‘strange bedfellow’ is Naomi Wolf - I couldn’t believe Bannon had her on War Room; however, she is a patriot & if she’s not red-pilled already, she’s very close to it. Being married to a former Army Special Ops guy has done wonders for her perspective on a lot of things (2A & guns for example).
Anyway, here’s the link ... ignore the Trump stuff & look for what he’s saying about the one-sided views of the violence that’s been occurring in this country - J6 is LOSING when pieces like this are appearing (& in Newsweak, no less!):
Jan. 6 Followed Years of Political Violence. The Committee Should Investigate Leftist Violence, Too
https://www.newsweek.com/jan-6-followed-years-political-violence-committee-should-investigate-leftist-violence-too-1727190
<< The country is already in uncomfortable, uncharted waters navigating the wreckage Trump left in his wake. >>
Yeah, like eliminating our southern border, destroying our energy independence, causing inflation to skyrocket to record levels, getting us involved in yet another costly losing war, and leaving $85 billion in military equipment to the Taliban. For starters.
That Trump was something else.
Trump didn’t attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election the democrats did it by 81 million votes and 2000 mules.
The guilty always try to cover up their crimes by blaming others.
Media winks
The latimes editorial board should be charged with stoopidness.
Trump was president at the time. I think Presidents are immune from prosecution while president (other than impeachment) and immune after serving for things that happened while serving.
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