Trump: the felon who is to be President

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As Robert Reich noted yesterday:

Within 36 hours [of Vice President Mike Pence commencing the hearing to confirm the election of Joe Biden as US President on 6 January 2021], five people died [as a result of the Trump-inspired invasion of Congress]. One was shot by Capitol Police, another died of a drug overdose, three died of heart attacks or strokes, including a police officer who died the day after being assaulted by rioters. Many were injured, including 174 police officers. Four other officers who responded to the attack died by suicide within seven months.

As Mike Pence subsequently said:

President Trump was wrong. I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable.

Trump has not been held accountable. Today, he will be confirmed by Kamala Harris in her role as current Vice President and the next President of the USA.

I will quote Robert Reich again:

That Donald J. Trump — the same person who instigated a coup four years ago tomorrow, when Congress last gathered to certify an election — will become President on January 20 is an assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our democracy.

We must never forget. January 6, 2021 should live in infamy, as should Trump.

Political corruption has rarely been more blatant than that perpetrated by Trump.

We really should not ever forget that.

This man is President at cost to innocent people who died without him being held accountable for their deaths, which he should have been. They did not have justice, but that does not mean Trump is not guilty.


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