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[[link removed]] Adam Russell TaylorHistory has its eyes on the Senate this week as it conducts the impeachment
trial of former President Donald J. Trump on the charge of inciting
insurrection. I forced myself to watch the 13-minute video that the House
impeachment managers showed as a part of their case; though the video is jarring
given the profanity and graphic violence, I think it should be shown in every
high school civics class, maybe even to adults in every church. The video is
damning evidence that Trump was directly responsible for inciting the criminal
actions of the “Stop the Steal” rioters, which ultimately led to five deaths and
more than 100 injuries.

I have already made the case that Trump should be impeached and that
accountability is crucial to both safeguarding our democracy and to begin
healing. This week, the House managers have been making a compelling argument
that we can’t separate the siege of the Capitol from the “big lie” promulgated
by former president Trump and his enablers before and after the election that
the election was stolen — a lie rooted in our nation’s original sin of white
supremacy. This lie has not gone away with a new administration; thanks to
Trump’s co-conspirators and the silence of far too many within the church, it
has spread. In fact, over 70 percent of Republican voters still believe the
election was stolen.

This all could have been avoided: More prominent conservative Christian leaders
and Christian media could have spoken out against the lie and reported the
truth. Instead, many of them fanned the flames that led to this tragedy.

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