While we are all saddened that about 30 GOP Senators decided to not convict Trump using a dubious legal technicality of not believing the Senate could impeach a private citizen…this is still a huge win for all Americans…here is why…
- The original impeachment put DJT on a short leash in the last 14 days in office and probably prevented at least self pardons, pardons of his family.
- The impeachment probably prevented DJT from pardoning all of the insurrectionists in masse
- The impeachment probably prevented DJT from pardoning his staff and lawyers including Rudy and the Kracken lady
- The impeachment prevented DJT from trying to do additional steps preventing transfer of power including but not limited to declaring martial law
- If you count all of the Republicans that believed DJT was guilty but followed McTurtle on the “Venue” excuse there were about 30 – 40 Senators who believed that DJT was wrong in what he did and deserves to be punished in a court of law and in the court of public opinion.
- The impeachment trial has provided a historical and video record of these crimes to be played and re-played as necessary to purge the country of Trumplicans in power.
- The great job of the House impeachment managers provides a powerful basis to pursue criminal charges against DJT and his co-conspirators in the future. I am hopeful they go after Rudy and DJTjr first as well as others who spoke on January 6th and then when they are facing jail time they start rolling on the POTUS
- Creating this permanent and complete record of what happened can help with preparations to prevent it from happening again with legislation and post-election precautions
- The breadth of video evidence can be used over and over again against DJT and Trump apologists as well as Trump wannabes
- The fact that there were between 80 and 90 Senators who were convinced of DJT’s guilt and in theory would have convicted prior to January 20th will be a deterrent to future lame duck Presidents who want to overturn an election, you may be able to avoid impeachment but you will be accountable.
As a bonus…The message to DJT insurrectionists who are getting and will get prosecuted is that DJT threw them under the bus, no pardon and even DJT’s own attorneys called them criminals and said DJT had nothing to do with their lawless actions…I bet they feel pretty betrayed at this point…peace