When the record second impeachment trial of Donald Trump commenced earlier this week, I was struck by how much the first-day vote on the constitutionality of the trial reminded me of the courtroom scene from the 1962 movie based on Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In that scene, lawyer Atticus Finch (played by … Read more
New details have emerged on the phone call House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had with Donald Trump during the Trumpist Domestic Terrorist Attack on the Nation’s Capitol. In new reporting by CNN and other media sources, Mr. Trump refused to call off the rioters and send aid to the Capitol, telling McCarthy: “Well, Kevin, I … Read more
The New York Times has an 8,000+ word investigative report into how Donald Trump directed, financed and coordinated the seditious violent insurrection against the U.S. government to overthrow America democracy in a failed coup attempt on January 6. 77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election (excerpts): By Thursday the 12th of November, President Donald … Read more
Next Monday, the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin at the scene of the crime, the U.S. Senate. The senators are not just the jurors, but also the victims of the crime and witnesses to the crime. In some cases, they may also have been coconspirators and accessories to the crime. For 45 … Read more
Warning that the deadly rampage of the Capitol this month may not have been an isolated episode, the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said publicly for the first time that the United States faced a growing threat from “violent domestic extremists” emboldened by the attack. The New York Times reports, Extremists Emboldened by Capitol … Read more