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Susan Bagwell's avatar

Shorter: They knew, but didnt care.

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As long as the GOP collectively refuses to move on from Trump, then they deserve to be constantly reminded about 1-6 and Trump's post-election attempt to overthrow a Constitutionally established government and electoral process. Even if it annoys the living daylights out of the MAGA base. Well done David.

"New documents also shed light on the endgame for the infamous “Stop the Steal” rally. A newly revealed memo by Trump lawyer, John Eastman, outlined a six-step plan for having Vice President Mike Pence set aside the electoral votes of the seven contested states. Under the undated proposal, Pence would cite multiple slates of electors as a reason for not counting the votes of these states. The new total number of electoral votes would be 454, which means that 228 would be required to win. Coincidentally, Donald Trump would have had 232 electoral votes under that scenario."

The thing is that John Eastman is not stupid by any means, and was actually a reputable law professor with a decent track record prior to the Trump era. He clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas and Judge Luttig, both excellent jurists. I'm convinced that Eastman didn't believe a word of what he was proposing for then VP Pence to do. He knew that his six-step plan was illegal and clearly unconstitutional, as he is just too smart to believe otherwise. But with like many others who I respected in the past, he compromised his integrity and credibility at the altar of all things Trump.

"Americans - even Trump voters who are truthful and honest - would have never accepted such a blatant (and incompetent) attempt to steal power. The country would have risen up and it would have been right to do so, even if doing so would have amounted to a national tragedy."

I know many good faith Trump voters who reluctantly voted for him, because of the Democratic Party going hard left over the past few years. They abandoned him right after the election, after they were embarrassed at his post-election behavior. Every one of them told me that they will never support Trump again under any circumstances.

"We have learned that a great many Republicans were too spineless to stand up to Trump when it counted. Whether for ideological reasons or to protect their own jobs, these people were willing to sell out their country and shred the Constitution. That should not be rewarded."

Agreed. That includes any of the 147 GOP House members and a handful of Senators(including Ted Cruz, whom I supported for President in 2016. To this day, I regret having done so.) who tried to overthrow a Constitutionally established government and electoral process. None of them deserve re-election.

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