'If Trump was not held to account in a court of law for his democracy-busting crimes,' writes glennkirschner2, 'then every four years, Jan. 6 of the year following a presidential election could very well look like Jan. 6, 2021.'
, we have been forced to live with the unfathomable: a president of the United States encouraged an attack on the Capitol designed to undermine the very democracy he was elected to protect and preserve.
— just a stone’s throw from the Capitol crime scene — for his attempt to end our representative democracy altogether, by overriding the expressed will of the American voters and unlawfully install himself for a second presidential term. This last factor — what the law calls “general deterrence” — is perhaps the most important vis-à-vis Trump’s crimes regarding Jan. 6 and the 2020 election.is as important as it is historic.
Since John Adams yielded the presidency to Thomas Jefferson more than 200 years ago, the peaceful transfer of presidential power has been a hallmark of our constitutional form of government. It is a thing of democratic beauty — if not an outright miracle — proving the viability of successful self-governance. Whether
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opinion | Why Trump Was Indicted (Again)Opinion: The Jan. 6 committee forced Merrick Garland to take on Donald Trump, writes former DOJ prosecutor Ankush Khardori
Read more »
Joe Rogan suggests Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a set-up to bring down Donald TrumpDuring Friday’s podcast episode, Joe Rogan suggested the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a set-up by the US government’s intelligence agencies to take down former President Donald Trump.
Read more »
Trump Says He Expects Jan. 6 Indictment to Drop ‘Any Day Now’Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Monday that he expects federal authorities to file a third indictment against him—this one related to alleged incitement of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol—“any day now.”
Read more »
Why I can’t leave this local women’s boutique empty-handed | Opinion'This shop's collection of Denver-based designers and sustainable brands is modern, contemporary, but also timeless. The small shop is curated for Colorado women. It’s not so trendy or so expensive that you get turned off by the first flip of a price tag.'
Read more »
Possible 3rd Trump indictment looms after grand jury convenes in Jan. 6 probeThe federal grand jury met Tuesday in Washington D.C., spurring speculation that a possible federal indictment related to the investigation into Jan. 6 against former President Trump may be imminent, Fox News has learned.
Read more »
Trump says he expects indictment from Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 probeTrump said he expects to be indicted out of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Jan. 6 on Tuesday evening, slamming the looming charges as election interference.
Read more »