Last week, our democracy was violently attacked from within. Drunk on conspiracy theories peddled by Republicans and egged on by Donald Trump, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and left five people dead.
Trump is backed into a corner right now, and there’s no telling what a man like him will do with his final days in office. Even more importantly, to give him a pass because he’s on the way out of office would set the precedent that lame-duck presidents can do whatever they want without consequences in their final days.
We can’t allow that to happen. He must be held accountable.
Trump knew what he was doing. Even while the attack on the Capitol was underway, reports point to a gleeful and giddy Trump—he was charmed by the fact his supporters would commit violence on his behalf. He even told them he would march to the Capitol with them before disappearing into the safety of the White House.
