LETTER TO THE EDITOR / THE BIPARTISAN JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE

By Roger C. Kostmayer

The short version of this committee’s final TV report is former President Trump: clearly spurred his January 6 followers to violence (“Fight like Hell!”), failed to do anything to calm the mob for hours while he watched the violence and destruction.  Additionally, the committee showed evidence that Trump is a criminal in multiple ways and, therefor, Trump is totally unqualified for public office.

The committee’s objective was to carefully follow the facts and law in a way that would prevent any similar assault on the peaceful transition of power, or insurrection, from succeeding in the future.  Only one president in our long history failed to preserve and protect the results of a fair American election, in order to illegally attempt to gain power.  And it’s Trump.

This precedent is a clear and present danger to our democracy, and it was deliberately based on “The Big Lie”- which began BEFORE the November 2020 national election.

The committee showed that Trump was told by numerous presidential advisors, including his Attorney General, that claims of an election fraud were baloney (to be polite).  Trump knew the truth but was only concerned about winning by any means at all.

Justice doesn’t mean only the followers get punished.  Future deterrence requires the ring leaders (including lawyers and congressmen) to be held accountable, and it’s essential that we demonstrate no one is above the law.

It’s now up to the Department of Justice to see that there is real accountability pursuant to the Constitution.

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