By Stephen Macaulay
Let’s review:
- “Beginning election night and continuing through January 6th and thereafter, Donald Trump purposely disseminated false allegations of fraud related to the 2020 Presidential election in order to aid his effort to overturn the election and for purposes of soliciting contributions. . . .
- “. . . Donald Trump refused to accept the lawful result of the 2020 election. Rather than honor his constitutional obligation to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,’ President Trump instead plotted to overturn the election outcome.
- “. . . Donald Trump corruptly pressured Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to count electoral votes during Congress’s joint session on January 6th.
- “Donald Trump sought to corrupt the U.S. Department of Justice. . . .
- “. . . Donald Trump unlawfully pressured State officials and legislators to change the results of the election in their States.
- “Donald Trump oversaw an effort to obtain and transmit false electoral certificates to Congress and the National Archives.
- “Donald Trump pressured Members of Congress to object to valid slates of electors from several States.
- “Donald Trump purposely verified false information filed in Federal court.
- “. . . Donald Trump summoned tens of thousands of supporters to Washington for January 6th. . . . Donald Trump instructed them to march to the Capitol on January 6th to ‘take back’ their country.
- “Knowing that a violent attack on the Capitol was underway and knowing that his words would incite further violence, Donald Trump purposely sent a social media message publicly condemning Vice President Pence. . . .
- “. . . Donald Trump refused repeated requests over a multiple hour period that he instruct his violent supporters to disperse and leave the Capitol, and instead watched the violent attack unfold on television. . . .
- “Each of these actions by Donald Trump was taken in support of a multi-part conspiracy to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 Presidential election.”
Those are just highlights of what the January 6 Committee identified.
Consider this: last week Donald Trump said he was going to be making a “major announcement.” The former president of the United States announced what amount to digital playing cards. The images of the overweight, 76-year-old with a bad combover, were of him as a superhero, astronaut, fighter pilot. Is this guy 76 or 6?
That NFT folly goes a long way to explaining the man’s behavior before, during and after January 6.
He lost. He denied it. He was told he lost. He denied it. And the responsible people said that he was wrong. And so he tried to tear the whole thing down.
Have you visited a kindergarten classroom. . . ?
The NFTs sold out. The people who bought them and who weren’t being ironic are, like Trump, not to be convinced that he isn’t some sort of buff superhero, physical reality notwithstanding.
They are not going to be convinced otherwise.
He may be convinced otherwise should the Justice Department act on the January 6 Committee referrals.
He probably wouldn’t look as much an action-hero in an orange jumpsuit.
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Pence: Don't Charge Trump
The Justice Department should not bring charges against ex-President Trump related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol – the one where rioters chanted “hang Mike Pence” when he refused to deny the Electoral College Count – ex-Vice President Mike Pence said on Fox News.
“Congress has no formal role in Justice Department decisions and they can make recommendations today,” Pence told America’s Newsroom. Though Pence, whose book So Help Me God was released in November, has not announced a bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, yet, he is considered a likely candidate and currently runs a distant third in Republican polls behind Trump – who has announced – and first-place Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who also has not announced, yet.
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