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The January 6 crime paid off for Trump (www.theatlantic.com)

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I think the “Jack Smith Gives Up” headline isn’t fair since it was other people’s fault he was appointed so late. But other than that I think conservative David Frum’s article pointing out that Trump got away with treason and this is a dangerous thing for the future of the country is spot on.

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[–] Blue_Morpho 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump

[–] themeatbridge 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They voted to acquit because his term was expiring and they argued that he would need to be prosecuted in criminal court. He can still be impeached, as double jeopardy does not apply.

[–] Blue_Morpho 20 points 1 day ago

They didn't vote to acquit because his term was expiring. They voted to acquit because he was Republican so they used the excuse it was for the courts. As soon as they acquitted, they began backtracking on their claims that Jan 6th was a problem.

The Republican Congress will not impeach Trump for any reason.