A collection of far-right extremists attempted to destroy the American Republic in a seditious conspiracy led by a defeated President of the United States and aided by Senators, Members of the House of Representatives and other high government officials.
My single hope rests with a comment made by Merrrick Garland's Harvard Law professor, Lawrence Tribe, who two days ago said he believes Garland will prosecute Trump. Too many people, most of whom have risked their lives (literally) to testify as witnesses to Trump's crime(s) need to know their honesty and brave heartedness has not been in vain. Trump's continued mockery of our country and its laws and principles of governance is an outrage to all who abide the law. He travels freely throughout the land unmolested and unprosecuted by the institutions authorized by we the people to punish those who harm us. We are not a lawless country and will never be one. If Garland ignores the ocean of facts brought forth by the Jan. 6th Committee he alone will be responsible for the violence whose intensity will be much worse than he can imagine, even in his worst nightmare.
Except the DOJ isn't actually investigating the people who actually organized the attempt to overthrow the US government.
'Department prosecutors were reportedly surprised by the testimony of Ms. Hutchinson. That is not a sign of a robust investigation into the facts.' wtf
I am scared for our Democracy. I hate to admit this, but I don't think Merrrick Garland is up for this. They seem to want the J6 committee to do all of their bidding. I am disappointed in what I have not seen so far. DOJ goes strong, then fizzles out (Matt Gaetz). DOJ needs to get the twice impeached p8&&y grabbing grifter of a former president NOW. I don't want to become a expatriate but I will if I have to.
Amen! We should remember that he has already been twice prosecuted in the Congress and it was only shameful cowardice and political shallowness that resulted in his acquittal by the Senate. But thanks to the January 6th Committee we now have much more evidence of his guilt. His criminal conduct cannot be ignored if we are to remain a country where the rule of law is respected.
I think it's far past time that we face reality. Look at Garland's actions vs his 'cut & paste' rhetoric. His glacial pace in responding to seditious conspiracy should be compared to the speed with which he dismissed all pending cases against Trump, and refused to even investigate the enduring shame of Lafayette park. Garland went so far as to block a defamation case for a rape allegation that occurred decades before Trump was elected. Garland has allowed a ridiculous number of pro-Trump appointees to remain in DOJ (just as Biden has allowed Trump appointees to remain in key offices, and appoints pro-monoploly judges to District courts). Look at what these people do vs what they say. Why is Wray still the FBI Director...he did nothing to stop 1/6, does nothing to curb domestic terrorism, neither he nor Garland have done anything to protect election workers, or to prevent witness tampering of 1/6 witnesses.
I've yet to receive an answer as to why Garland was even appointed to be the AG. Nothing in his background suggests anything other than his focus as a judge on not being overturned, always opting for overly cautious decisions. This is the fighter that will restore the rule of law? Really?
All fair criticisms which I share. Garland's single claim to fame is his prosecution of Timothy McVeigh and his accomplices in Oklahoma City. That was a long, long time ago. Yes, his judicial record is impressive. But he now breathes the rarified air of US Attorney General which comes with the task of prosecuting the most dangerous criminals in the country without regard for one's own safety. My patience is worn to a frazzle. And I believe I (and you) speak for most of the country.
There's an old saying, which is an old saying because it's so true: "When you strike the king, you MUST kill him."
The only thing worse than not prosecuting Trump would be prosecuting him and he skates again. I'm find with them building up a pile of evidence enough to bury the pyramid of Cheops, to dump on him.
The thing I always notice about the people ranting about Garland is that most of them have no fucking clue how either politics or the legal system work.
Complete nonsense. A ridiculous Twitter trope that has no basis in reality or law, and yes, I'm an attorney. Trump isn't a king, and people can be prosecuted numerous times for different crimes. Prosecution itself has a deterrent effect. The insistence that Garland must be playing 36-dimensional chess 'just because' is an absurd argument. Former federal prosecutors, former judges, former DOJ alumni, journalists, and historians have all sounded alarms over Garland's lack of any action against or even any investigation into the upper echelons who planned, coordinated, and enabled a near coup d'etat, and which has allowed a majority of Republicsbs to celement their fanatical belief that the 2020 election was stolen. Unless you care to provide actual facts (vs Twitter tropes) that refute the conclusions reached by all these other experienced professionals across multiple backgrounds (including Andrew Weismann and Peter Strock), then you're simply muddying the waters.
There has to be accountability for what happened on January 6, we have to remove this disease from our body politic, if this was a cancer, we would poison it and cut it out, so too the insipid one represents a cancer that we absolutely have to remove in order to remain healthy. There is no way that we can tolerate having this poison continue to grow in our culture, it’s lethal to the very fabric of our society, and just as when they remove a tumor they make sure to get all of it, leaving nothing but healthy tissue, the Justice department needs to make sure that none of the support for this cancerous growth remains, this may be a painful experience but to leave it without addressing it, will be fatal.
The former president is a narcissistic sociopathic pathological liar and he needs to be taken out of society where he can do no further damage to our fragile Democracy! The people need this to happen! It has been way too long and obvious! This imprisonment must happen in order to restore our "Law and Order" Democracy! He needs also to be a 'precident' for our future, so that this may never happen again!
Through the 50 years of Trump giving a middle finger to the laws that govern our land, as a private citizen, never has it been more important to punish him for this breech of our constitution, and attack on our government, while acting as the person elected to protect both. The coup he planned and attempted, which we all witnessed and have agonized over for two years, has been examined as if on a surgeons table, and it is time. The longer we go without his arrest, for fear of whatever reaction, the deeper into Banana Republic territory we go, and our future Americans will be left to suffer this grave miscalculation, Not to mention the eminent threat to upcoming elections which will be left to the opportunist who know they can take what they want.
Amen, the time has past for being nice to Mr. Trump. He is a criminal and must be charged, indicted and tried. And ASAP - thanks Steve, for your wise words
How much longer do the American people have to wait for Justice to be held especially when the blindfold was off that day and we all saw what transpired with our own wide open eyes! Prosecute that traitor immediately-we’ve all waited long enough!
Donald Trump is not above the law, same as every American is not above the law. Why the disheartening among law-abiding citizens? Because the law is very clear when it focuses on criminals, yet very blind when it looks away with political blinders on. We will see many insurrectionists behind bars, many incited by Donald Trump to storm the Capitol, others members of domestic terrorism. Intent. To overthrow the outcome of an election. To overthrow how Americans vote. To overthrow the peaceful transfer of power. All those who aided Donald Trump, by casting doubt on the 2020 election, by remaining quiet before the country, by standing by during the 187 minutes, by being cowards after the Insurrection in the hope that there would not be an investigation because they decided it would be so, showed intent, enabled the ongoing assault on American institutions. Enabled Donald Trump to continue to spew doubt, thus maintaining alive the belief that President Joe Biden STOLE the election. What a reversal of facts! What really the 1/6 Investigation has revealed is that the testimonies would have been buried in oblivion had the likes of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy had their way. Donald Trump should be arrested now, because he defiled the Office of the Presidency. His accomplices must also be brought to justice, all of them. And, please, Mike Pence should not be given any kind of medal for doing what he had to do, without having to consult at the last moment with a former Vice President. Astounding!
In addition to trying and imprisoning trump, I would like to see the Traitorous Ten congressional representatives removed from the House from their seats and tried. These people, the Matt Gaetzes, mtg, and Louie Gohmerts, cannot go unpunished. The others who went along with the craziness must be punished too, if only for their complicity. I realize that all this legal action will raise the ire and violence of the trumpist crazies, but the cost of inaction is too great. Can we draw Preet Bharara out of retirement?
There is plenty of fact but far too late. Even an indictment and conviction of Trump will do nothing to reverse Trumpism; the false, crude, irresponsible destruction of people, institutions, freedoms and ethics that have become invasive in our country's politic. The January 2017 fight re: the Office of Congressional Ethics was a prelude to the devolution of government under the new administration. How do we accept this next election as free and fair when conspirators are in positions to toss the election ballots in favor of a pre-determined legislative decision? How do we re-establish voting rights and access when ballot boxes have been legislatively eliminated from states? How ironic, that SCOTUS looks more like the populous and thinks more like characters who have stepped from the pages of the Crucible! I fear for my children and grandchildren. They will live in a very altered United States.
Steve, i imagine you have wanted to arrest the dt, ever since he started to spit on John McCain. now that is just my thoughts. i have a vivid imagination, i am 75 years old, i sleep with a cpap machine that helps me sleep deep, and dream deep. i had a dream a few months ago that the state of Missouri legalized public hangings. the gallows were built, and 7 men were scheduled to be hung at dawns first light, dt and six of his cohorts were to be hung. there was three hundred thousand folks in attendance waiting for that first beam of light to break the horizon. and there it is, and the lever was thrown, the ropes became taught, and the deed was done, and that was that. this speaks to my subconscious and my feelings of this last presidency, lies, lies, and damn lies. i think the grateful dead said it best , what a long strange trip it has been. i don't know where these hearings are going to lead. this pretty well says what i think should happen, StevePower photographer
I have followed your writings and appearances on TV for years. I am happy to now follow your writing in this space. Your mix of righteous outrage and steely facts are very refreshing. My hope is that the January 6th committee will make many criminal referrals to the DOJ. Do think this will happen?
My single hope rests with a comment made by Merrrick Garland's Harvard Law professor, Lawrence Tribe, who two days ago said he believes Garland will prosecute Trump. Too many people, most of whom have risked their lives (literally) to testify as witnesses to Trump's crime(s) need to know their honesty and brave heartedness has not been in vain. Trump's continued mockery of our country and its laws and principles of governance is an outrage to all who abide the law. He travels freely throughout the land unmolested and unprosecuted by the institutions authorized by we the people to punish those who harm us. We are not a lawless country and will never be one. If Garland ignores the ocean of facts brought forth by the Jan. 6th Committee he alone will be responsible for the violence whose intensity will be much worse than he can imagine, even in his worst nightmare.
Except the DOJ isn't actually investigating the people who actually organized the attempt to overthrow the US government.
'Department prosecutors were reportedly surprised by the testimony of Ms. Hutchinson. That is not a sign of a robust investigation into the facts.' wtf
I am scared for our Democracy. I hate to admit this, but I don't think Merrrick Garland is up for this. They seem to want the J6 committee to do all of their bidding. I am disappointed in what I have not seen so far. DOJ goes strong, then fizzles out (Matt Gaetz). DOJ needs to get the twice impeached p8&&y grabbing grifter of a former president NOW. I don't want to become a expatriate but I will if I have to.
I mean, I’m open to ideas about how to deal with Trump, but I don’t think anyone was suggesting he should be molested
Amen! We should remember that he has already been twice prosecuted in the Congress and it was only shameful cowardice and political shallowness that resulted in his acquittal by the Senate. But thanks to the January 6th Committee we now have much more evidence of his guilt. His criminal conduct cannot be ignored if we are to remain a country where the rule of law is respected.
I think it's far past time that we face reality. Look at Garland's actions vs his 'cut & paste' rhetoric. His glacial pace in responding to seditious conspiracy should be compared to the speed with which he dismissed all pending cases against Trump, and refused to even investigate the enduring shame of Lafayette park. Garland went so far as to block a defamation case for a rape allegation that occurred decades before Trump was elected. Garland has allowed a ridiculous number of pro-Trump appointees to remain in DOJ (just as Biden has allowed Trump appointees to remain in key offices, and appoints pro-monoploly judges to District courts). Look at what these people do vs what they say. Why is Wray still the FBI Director...he did nothing to stop 1/6, does nothing to curb domestic terrorism, neither he nor Garland have done anything to protect election workers, or to prevent witness tampering of 1/6 witnesses.
I've yet to receive an answer as to why Garland was even appointed to be the AG. Nothing in his background suggests anything other than his focus as a judge on not being overturned, always opting for overly cautious decisions. This is the fighter that will restore the rule of law? Really?
All fair criticisms which I share. Garland's single claim to fame is his prosecution of Timothy McVeigh and his accomplices in Oklahoma City. That was a long, long time ago. Yes, his judicial record is impressive. But he now breathes the rarified air of US Attorney General which comes with the task of prosecuting the most dangerous criminals in the country without regard for one's own safety. My patience is worn to a frazzle. And I believe I (and you) speak for most of the country.
There's an old saying, which is an old saying because it's so true: "When you strike the king, you MUST kill him."
The only thing worse than not prosecuting Trump would be prosecuting him and he skates again. I'm find with them building up a pile of evidence enough to bury the pyramid of Cheops, to dump on him.
The thing I always notice about the people ranting about Garland is that most of them have no fucking clue how either politics or the legal system work.
Complete nonsense. A ridiculous Twitter trope that has no basis in reality or law, and yes, I'm an attorney. Trump isn't a king, and people can be prosecuted numerous times for different crimes. Prosecution itself has a deterrent effect. The insistence that Garland must be playing 36-dimensional chess 'just because' is an absurd argument. Former federal prosecutors, former judges, former DOJ alumni, journalists, and historians have all sounded alarms over Garland's lack of any action against or even any investigation into the upper echelons who planned, coordinated, and enabled a near coup d'etat, and which has allowed a majority of Republicsbs to celement their fanatical belief that the 2020 election was stolen. Unless you care to provide actual facts (vs Twitter tropes) that refute the conclusions reached by all these other experienced professionals across multiple backgrounds (including Andrew Weismann and Peter Strock), then you're simply muddying the waters.
Today we learned that 18 months after Trump left office, the 'Mar-a-Lago investigation' is in its 'early stages'. Glacial may be too charitable.
There has to be accountability for what happened on January 6, we have to remove this disease from our body politic, if this was a cancer, we would poison it and cut it out, so too the insipid one represents a cancer that we absolutely have to remove in order to remain healthy. There is no way that we can tolerate having this poison continue to grow in our culture, it’s lethal to the very fabric of our society, and just as when they remove a tumor they make sure to get all of it, leaving nothing but healthy tissue, the Justice department needs to make sure that none of the support for this cancerous growth remains, this may be a painful experience but to leave it without addressing it, will be fatal.
The former president is a narcissistic sociopathic pathological liar and he needs to be taken out of society where he can do no further damage to our fragile Democracy! The people need this to happen! It has been way too long and obvious! This imprisonment must happen in order to restore our "Law and Order" Democracy! He needs also to be a 'precident' for our future, so that this may never happen again!
Through the 50 years of Trump giving a middle finger to the laws that govern our land, as a private citizen, never has it been more important to punish him for this breech of our constitution, and attack on our government, while acting as the person elected to protect both. The coup he planned and attempted, which we all witnessed and have agonized over for two years, has been examined as if on a surgeons table, and it is time. The longer we go without his arrest, for fear of whatever reaction, the deeper into Banana Republic territory we go, and our future Americans will be left to suffer this grave miscalculation, Not to mention the eminent threat to upcoming elections which will be left to the opportunist who know they can take what they want.
Amen, the time has past for being nice to Mr. Trump. He is a criminal and must be charged, indicted and tried. And ASAP - thanks Steve, for your wise words
On January 20, 2021. 2021. A year and a half is still far too long to wait for the arrest of this despicable criminal and traitor to the Constitution.
How much longer do the American people have to wait for Justice to be held especially when the blindfold was off that day and we all saw what transpired with our own wide open eyes! Prosecute that traitor immediately-we’ve all waited long enough!
Donald Trump is not above the law, same as every American is not above the law. Why the disheartening among law-abiding citizens? Because the law is very clear when it focuses on criminals, yet very blind when it looks away with political blinders on. We will see many insurrectionists behind bars, many incited by Donald Trump to storm the Capitol, others members of domestic terrorism. Intent. To overthrow the outcome of an election. To overthrow how Americans vote. To overthrow the peaceful transfer of power. All those who aided Donald Trump, by casting doubt on the 2020 election, by remaining quiet before the country, by standing by during the 187 minutes, by being cowards after the Insurrection in the hope that there would not be an investigation because they decided it would be so, showed intent, enabled the ongoing assault on American institutions. Enabled Donald Trump to continue to spew doubt, thus maintaining alive the belief that President Joe Biden STOLE the election. What a reversal of facts! What really the 1/6 Investigation has revealed is that the testimonies would have been buried in oblivion had the likes of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy had their way. Donald Trump should be arrested now, because he defiled the Office of the Presidency. His accomplices must also be brought to justice, all of them. And, please, Mike Pence should not be given any kind of medal for doing what he had to do, without having to consult at the last moment with a former Vice President. Astounding!
I couldn’t agree more. I fear for our country if Trump isn’t held to account.
In addition to trying and imprisoning trump, I would like to see the Traitorous Ten congressional representatives removed from the House from their seats and tried. These people, the Matt Gaetzes, mtg, and Louie Gohmerts, cannot go unpunished. The others who went along with the craziness must be punished too, if only for their complicity. I realize that all this legal action will raise the ire and violence of the trumpist crazies, but the cost of inaction is too great. Can we draw Preet Bharara out of retirement?
There is plenty of fact but far too late. Even an indictment and conviction of Trump will do nothing to reverse Trumpism; the false, crude, irresponsible destruction of people, institutions, freedoms and ethics that have become invasive in our country's politic. The January 2017 fight re: the Office of Congressional Ethics was a prelude to the devolution of government under the new administration. How do we accept this next election as free and fair when conspirators are in positions to toss the election ballots in favor of a pre-determined legislative decision? How do we re-establish voting rights and access when ballot boxes have been legislatively eliminated from states? How ironic, that SCOTUS looks more like the populous and thinks more like characters who have stepped from the pages of the Crucible! I fear for my children and grandchildren. They will live in a very altered United States.
Steve, i imagine you have wanted to arrest the dt, ever since he started to spit on John McCain. now that is just my thoughts. i have a vivid imagination, i am 75 years old, i sleep with a cpap machine that helps me sleep deep, and dream deep. i had a dream a few months ago that the state of Missouri legalized public hangings. the gallows were built, and 7 men were scheduled to be hung at dawns first light, dt and six of his cohorts were to be hung. there was three hundred thousand folks in attendance waiting for that first beam of light to break the horizon. and there it is, and the lever was thrown, the ropes became taught, and the deed was done, and that was that. this speaks to my subconscious and my feelings of this last presidency, lies, lies, and damn lies. i think the grateful dead said it best , what a long strange trip it has been. i don't know where these hearings are going to lead. this pretty well says what i think should happen, StevePower photographer
Thanks, Steve. Your articulate rage once again helps align my focus:)
Steve,
I have followed your writings and appearances on TV for years. I am happy to now follow your writing in this space. Your mix of righteous outrage and steely facts are very refreshing. My hope is that the January 6th committee will make many criminal referrals to the DOJ. Do think this will happen?