23 Jul 2023 4:25 pm
More than just ‘January 6'
This week it became clear that Donald Trump is likely facing another federal indictment. While the timing of the indictment rests with special counsel Jack Smith, there is one thing we can all do while we wait: Stop calling it "the January 6 investigation."
Horrific as that day was, this case is about more than just Trump’s role in fomenting an insurrection.
Trump engaged in a sprawling and systematic effort to steal the 2020 election. We have heard and seen evidence that these efforts included defrauding the American public, subverting democratic institutions and coordinating a pressure campaign at the local, state and federal level to overturn the will of the people.
Trump says it would be 'very dangerous' if Jack Smith sends him to jail ( Rump is a fool)
Trump and his allies attempted to compromise and co-opt the Justice Department for political purposes. They submitted fake elector slates, recruiting and directing Trump supporters to forge paperwork and falsify information.
They created a massive and allegedly fraudulent fundraising campaign to solicit donations based upon a lie. And finally, many of them, including Trump himself, stood idly by as a mob desecrated the Capitol and threatened to hang America’s vice president.
The attack on our nation’s capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history, but Trump’s efforts to steal the 2020 election were far more expansive. And as we reflect on how to prevent history from repeating itself, we need to talk about the totality of his actions.
https://www.msnbc.com/inside-with-jen-p ... -rcna95623
This week it became clear that Donald Trump is likely facing another federal indictment. While the timing of the indictment rests with special counsel Jack Smith, there is one thing we can all do while we wait: Stop calling it "the January 6 investigation."
Horrific as that day was, this case is about more than just Trump’s role in fomenting an insurrection.
Trump engaged in a sprawling and systematic effort to steal the 2020 election. We have heard and seen evidence that these efforts included defrauding the American public, subverting democratic institutions and coordinating a pressure campaign at the local, state and federal level to overturn the will of the people.
Trump says it would be 'very dangerous' if Jack Smith sends him to jail ( Rump is a fool) Trump and his allies attempted to compromise and co-opt the Justice Department for political purposes. They submitted fake elector slates, recruiting and directing Trump supporters to forge paperwork and falsify information.
They created a massive and allegedly fraudulent fundraising campaign to solicit donations based upon a lie. And finally, many of them, including Trump himself, stood idly by as a mob desecrated the Capitol and threatened to hang America’s vice president.
The attack on our nation’s capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history, but Trump’s efforts to steal the 2020 election were far more expansive. And as we reflect on how to prevent history from repeating itself, we need to talk about the totality of his actions.
https://www.msnbc.com/inside-with-jen-p ... -rcna95623