Trump should be very affraid:

[samplegirl]

This anniversary was not good news for him
Last year, Trump thought he could find a way to hang on. Now he's more worried about staying out of prison

By LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV
PUBLISHED JANUARY 8, 2022 8:00AM (EST)
President Donald Trump speaks at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. | US Vice President Mike Pence presides over a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes for President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. | US Vice President Mike Pence presides over a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes for President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)
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Donald Trump must have awoken on the morning of Jan. 6 last year with a terrible sense of foreboding. It was the day his nemesis, Joe Biden, was scheduled to be certified as the winner of the presidential election. He had spent two whole months, November and December, trying to forestall what was going to happen that day. We now know from reporting on the period after the election that he didn't do anything except play golf and talk to his outside lawyers, like Rudy Giuliani, and outside advisers, like Steve Bannon, about possible ways the results of the election could be overturned.

He spoke with Bannon on Dec. 29 from Mar-a-Lago. Bannon told Trump he had to return from Florida and be present in Washington to prepare the ground for what they had planned for Jan. 6. This meant he would have to skip his big annual New Year's Eve celebration at his club in Palm Springs, no small matter in the world of Donald Trump, who loves to be surrounded with adoring fans who have paid big money to be in his presence. But Bannon pushed him and pushed him hard. He had to work on Mike Pence. He had to pay attention to the memos written by another of his outside lawyers, John Eastman, laying out in two scenarios how Pence — who would preside over the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 — could refuse to certify the electoral votes from battleground states and throw the election into the House of Representatives, where, as one memo delightedly declares, in all caps, "TRUMP WINS."

https://www.salon.com/2022/01/08/donald-should-be-very-afraid-this-anniversary-was-not-good-news-for-him/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Indeed. Republicans had a very bad week.

They offered no comeback and had no excuses for Jan 6. Insurrection grabbed the headlines.

[Gore1FL]

10. And they tacitly approved of it by avoiding the ceremony that honored the Capitol Police.

On 1-6-22, their many contradictory narratives of 1/6/21 came to a head and they showed their truest colors.

[paleotn]

16. No matter how hard they try, Jan 6 just won't spin....

Goebbels never tried to spin or downplay the beer hall putsch.

[bucolic_frolic]

18. That's a good point +1 /nt

[Achilleaze]

2. Takeaway: TFG likely to be charged with a felony,

Republican traitors will pay a price for their vile inexcusable betrayal of America, American democracy, truth, decency, and honor.

[samplegirl]

3. Certainly hope so.

[JohnnyRingo]

5. Good morning.

I suggest you read the entire Salon article at the link, if you haven't already.
Better than pop tarts for breakfast.

On edit:
I just realized you were the OP.

[gab13by13]

6. Bob Mueller didn't charge "individual one"

because he believed that a sitting president can't be indicted. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that Merrick Garland believes he cannot charge a former president.

[kairos12]

33. Funny how that works. We now have a King, apparently. Beyond the law.

[Skittles]

34. so - US presidents are literally above the law?

[JohnnyRingo]

4. That was a good article.

To all the casual scanners of posts, I suggest you read this one at the link.
It's short, but satisfying

[Emile]

8. My favorite part of the article.

Liz Cheney appeared on CNN, telling Jake Tapper: "'The president of the United States is responsible for ensuring the laws are faithfully executed; he's responsible for the security of the branches. So for the president to, either through his action or inaction, for example, attempt to impede or obstruct the counting of electoral votes, which is an official function of Congress, the committee is looking at that, whether what he did constitutes that kind of a crime. But certainly it's dereliction of duty."

[ShazzieB]

21. That was an exciting read all right.

Last edited Sat Jan 8, 2022, 01:56 PM - Edit history (1)

This part alone made my day:

Watching him on TV and reading my Bob Woodward tea leaves, it looked to me on Thursday that he has heard talk from friends and sources amounting to more than rumor — that Trump is going to end up charged with a felony, or multiple felonies. He made clear that he thinks the House Jan. 6 committee is being thorough, almost to a fault, in the way they're going about their investigation of the events before, during and after the day itself. Woodward is a Washington Whisperer par excellence. He's been at it for almost 50 years. He is one of the least excitable guys I've ever met. But on Thursday, as he was being interviewed by Lawrence O'Donnell, he looked like he was about to levitate out of his chair.

Reading this makes ME feel like I'm about to levitate out of my chair!

[PCIntern]

7. How do you corner someone in the oval office?

Asking for a friend…

[L. Coyote]

12. Huh? We watched them LIVE. I have no doubt the case has been made already.

The recent change in tone is because all the ducks are already in a neat and perfect row, #FailedCoupGuy knows this too, his goose is cooked, roasted, and burnt. As more and more of the staffers come forward and provide details to the investigations, a complete picture of culpability developed.

You are clearly wrong, and sound like an apologist for the conspirators. This isn't about the attack on congress only, never was, and now the entire conspiracy is becoming more clearly understood by everyone. This is a death sentence to Republican prospects. Once the prime time hearings begin, Republicans will need to hide like cockroaches.

[niyad]

27. Oh, darn. Looks like I missed a troll.

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. Bannon needs to "accidentally" step in front of a bus or subway train

Come on, Karma…..do the entire world a favor

[badhair77]

13. Karma has been disappointing me lately.

[Traildogbob]

15. He needs to be cancelled

From humanity. Painfully.

[paleotn]

19. Not until he's made to talk.

And I don't mean torture. That's counter productive and illegal besides. Once all his congressional subpoena legal wranglings play out, he'll be made to talk. Guys like him usually want to talk, particularly once the jig is up.

After that, he could be coated with honey and dropped in a Brazilian ant nest for all I care.

[former9thward]

25. How?

Once the "jig" is up? It is a misdemeanor charge.

[paleotn]

29. Contempt of Congress, yes.

Fomenting an insurrection....no, that's most definitely not a misdemeanor. He'll tell all he knows. Guys like him want to talk. They're proud of their crimes.

On edit. Here's something interesting along those lines.

https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/leading-january-6-steve-bannon-publicly-bragged-about-his-behind-scene-role-fomenting

[former9thward]

31. He is not charged with that.

Oh I know. Soon. I have heard that for a year....

[paleotn]

32. Don't be a Debbie Downer.

Time will tell.

[paleotn]

17. Interesting read....

and take on Woodward. Of course the Jan 6 commission is extremely through and careful. It's not every day you recommend the felony indictment of a US president. Lets hope Woodward is right in thinking that's a done deal.

[ShazzieB]

20. When skimming through the op, I accidentally read "Bannon" as "Baboon."

Then I realized how well it fit. Serendipity!

[leftieNanner]

22. This quote at the end struck me.

"When Bob Woodward says you're in trouble, you've really got something to worry about."

We can hope.

This article gave me a lift. Needed it.

Thanks for sharing samplegirl!

[malaise]

26. The Slobfather is going down

Take that to the bank
He and several ReTHUG and fascist goons are guilty of several crimes

[leftieNanner]

28. There you go again, malaise!

Bringing a smile to my lips.

Your determination is very encouraging.

[BlackSkimmer]

30. Love your optimism. nt

[PufPuf23]

23. Suppose TFG experiences fair Justice (my druthers)

Should large financial TFG contributors that continued to fund TFG post the lost election when it was obvious a lie and scam on the nation?

Not just slubs like the pillow guy but what about Boeing and the like?

That may be a root cause and TFG a symptom. Rue the time when a subtle and more competent cretin tries to pull a trump.

[BLMLGBTQTRUMPSUX]

24. Yes ❗❗❗ 👍 he should be afraid

What happened that day, that terrible winter day, should never have happened. Our elections are the cornerstone of our society and a real president would have told his people exactly that. If Trump was a real man he would have repeated the message that the election results were true and soothed his little baby followers. Lives could have been saved.