Astonishing is how Donald Trump has consistently escaped laws and regulations, skating through them without impairment or constraint. Bullies can do that because they realize that they might wear down the opposition by imposing brute force and ignoring the rules.
Trump and his disciple Republicans undermined the impeachment process by declaring the verdict in advance of the trial. They discredited the legitimacy of the process and then ignored the evidence—intent on protecting Donald J. Trump at the expense of the American Political System.
Rumors of alleged Trump crimes have persisted throughout his presidency and began before it. Sheltered from prosecution by protections afforded a sitting President, investigations and prosecution languished, incomplete.
Trump successfully stonewalled the first impeachment, and the Republican Party ensured his "success" in escaping from the second.
As Senator Mitch McConnell said, there is always criminal prosecution as the next avenue in seeking justice.
Constrained are the Biden Administration and his Attorney General in pursuing Trump's crimes because they know that Republicans will allege political persecution and will use it as an excuse to block Biden's legislative agenda and appointments.
Today, the excellent news is that the NAACP and the House Homeland Security Committee's chairmen have initiated a lawsuit against Trump, Giuliani, Proud Boys, and Oath Keepers for the alleged violent insurrection and treason committed against the United States of America on January 6, 2021.
It is most appropriate for the NAACP to lead the charge because it represents one prominent constituency victim of white supremacy.
However, action by this organization also benefits all citizens by confronting the source of tyranny in the criminal court, where a conviction will result in imprisonment and fines. When the NAACP wins, it will be a win for all of America.
There is no longer anywhere that racist Republicans can hide.
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