Pardoning the Jan 6 defendants would send a dangerous message about political violence, vigilante justice, and the rule of law. More in my new note for @cafedotcom.
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Donald Trump has already upended the rule of law. Courts are filling up with motions from Jan. 6th defendants, to stop their cases or dismiss them in light of Donald's win. Heck, even the DOJ is preparing to withdraw its cases, it sounds like. SC Smith will resign soon. https://youtube.com/live/aOiqpRPTUtg?feature=share
The bigger question will be after feeding their wild beasts with J6 protectionism as a reward, how will they be able to control them if they break out of their Trumpian PsyOps Cages?
It will happen Barb - the message is dangerous and we will get vigilante justice coming supported by an administration looking to destroy its enemies … what tactics will be needed? In numbers you can push back but if they do it one by one or group by group- people are complacent till it’s too late.
All the Jan 6 insurrection ringleaders went unpunished, and it sent a dangerous message about the rule of law.
I wonder why legal pundits never write or talk about it 🤔
Agree 100%; but, Trump and his enablers don't care about the rule of law. I am sure he will pardon all those people in his first day or week at the White House.
The reality is that in any kind of sane universe, the Jan 6 defendants are unpardonable. But in any kind of a sane universe, there would have been some concluded accountability for Trump, and he would never have been in the position to be re-elected.
I enjoy all your valuable contributions but you do not honestly think there is any other action possible for Dear Leader than to fully pardon everyone of his loyal foot soldiers who tried to do what Pence could not? It would be seen as betrayal. And, yes, it is awful. That is the intention.
I agree this would be a blow to the rule of law for sure. And it is sickening that Trump was not held accountable for all his alleged crimes. That turns my stomach.
Not only "would". I think we can pretty much expect that it "will" because there's a very good chance he's gonna just go ahead and do it. It's not like he'll be opposed to giving that message – it'll only reinforce his fans' devotion to him.
These types of articles and assessments are needed to preserve the historical record. However, I think the media’s approach toward these subjects should not be from an “if” perspective but from a “when” perspective.
When the January 6th defendants are pardoned it will send a dangerous message…
There are those who will quietly preserve it. Cave art and hieroglyphs survived, and so will the truth. Hope is not lost, just hard to find for now. Stay strong, stay safe and stay vigilant.
Donald Trump is a sociopath and a sadist who gets off on violence. He loves wreaking chaos. His personality disorders are so severe he isn’t a human as we know them, so yeah he’d do that.
Then again, he’s done with those people. Probably won’t give them another thought.
There have been vigilante groups operating in the Southwest for years. I worry that Trump 2.0 will give them sense of being above the law to take extrajudicial border enforcement into their own hands
Barb, why are you talking like that's not already happened? The rule of law is a mirage, and has been for decades. This is merely bringing it to light.
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I wonder why legal pundits never write or talk about it 🤔
We are no longer living in a sane universe.
This whole administration is counting on sending dangerous messages.
It's their chief weapon.
When the January 6th defendants are pardoned it will send a dangerous message…
Anything you can do by executive order or the stroke of a pen is going to happen quickly
Then again, he’s done with those people. Probably won’t give them another thought.
By 2028, there’ll be wandering Trump-backed militias in most states, sniffing out undocumented immigrants and thoughtcrime.
I can't imagine how demoralizing those pardons would be. I would expect mass resignations in protest.
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY TRUMP WILL DO IT.