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I’m not a person who looks at life through rose-colored glasses, and I
don’t consider myself to be an extreme pessimist. I guess I would call
myself a realist. But I can’t join the chorus of revelers espousing hope
for normalcy and happier times after the defeat of Donald Trump.
Many
of my fellow citizens breathed sighs of relief after both the election
and the January 6th insurrection. On January 8 I published a story here
on Medium called “Don’t Think for a Moment the Insurrection is Over”
expressing my views of the election. It didn’t get much traction,
either because no one was interested or no one cared. It’s been 11
months since I wrote that and I’m more worried than ever.
During
this time the FBI has been arresting and prosecuting the foot soldiers
of the insurrection. You know, little people like us. Most of those
already prosecuted have received pathetically light sentences for their
part in the violent attempt to overthrow the government.
Meanwhile,
the bi-partisan January 6th Commission empowered to investigate the
insurrection is slowly peeling back the layers of the organization of
the attempted coup. So far numerous subpoenas have been issued, but only
two referrals to the Justice Department for Contempt of Congress have
been made. Only one person, Steve Bannon, has been arrested and his
trial date has been set for 7 months from now. Trump’s closest allies
who have been subpoenaed have refused to cooperate and have used the
very judicial system they tried to bring down to stall the proceedings.
Unlike
the Watergate investigation, which many of us remember viewing on prime
time television, we are receiving small bits of information via the
internet or if we’re lucky, news channels, except, of course, Fox News.
In the past few days, we have learned that many members of Congress and
also Fox News celebrities have been involved, in the organization or
coverup. All Republican members of the House have continued to spread
the “big lie” and defend their fellow Representatives who were involved
in the coup. Not all of those members of Congress who took part in the
insurrection of January 6h have been publicly identified, as yet.
At
the same time, the shit show of Trump suing everyone to prevent the
release of his tax returns and to prevent the National Archives from
turning over the records surrounding the insurrection continues. As each
court denies his case his lawyers appeal to a higher court until the
decision is left up to SCOTUS. In other words, Trump is trying to run
out the clock, in hopes of a midterm Democrat loss of the House of
Representatives. Typical Trump legal strategy he has used his entire
pathetic life.
As
far as the Department of Justice is concerned we have heard little from
them. Attorney General Merrick Garland has been conspicuously silent on
anything concerning Donald Trump’s actions and the insurrection in
general. He either does not believe Trump can be held accountable for
his illegal actions or he is afraid to piss off Trump and his followers.
The
MSM does not appear to show an interest in what the investigation is
uncovering, even though it is becoming more obvious that Trump was
personally involved in obstruction of congress, a felony. Instead, they
are focused on blaming Biden for the Republicans not supporting his
legislation to improve the lives of middle-class Americans. You and me.
Every single Republican has voted against any type of relief for
American families. They are denying relief for Americans in need and
trying to take away their right to vote.
Instead
of the media reporting what the Biden administration has actually done
for Americans they are predicting the Democrats will lose the House and
the Senate in the midterms. Historically the party in control of the
White House loses control of either the House or Senate of both. The
media would like nothing better than this to happen because it would
help improve their ratings, or so they hope.
The
reality of the current political situation is starting to stare me in
the face. This is what keeps me up at night. In 2022 Republicans gain
control of Congress. The January 6th investigation comes to an end under
the Republicans. In 2024 Trump or another GOP traitor is elected. In
2025 blanket pardons are issued for all of Trump’s minions previously
convicted. Bam! The Coup is complete!
I hope I’m wrong!
Originally published in Rogues' Gallery on Medium.com
