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**JANUARY 31, 2022**
Kuttner on TAP
Trump May Yet Save the Democrats
The idea of pardoning January 6 insurrectionists will split Republicans,
scare off voters.
I keep writing that the Democrats' not-so-secret weapon for 2022 will
be Donald Trump-and the man keeps proving me right. As more and more
details emerge about the January 6th coup attempt, thanks to the superb
work of the House Select Committee
,
public opinion will keep turning against what was a flagrant attempt to
violently overthrow a democratically elected president and install a
dictator. (A special shout-out to the superb work of Rep. Jamie Raskin.)
Trump's role in this, as instigator and grand strategist, has become
increasingly clear. But rather than relying on his trademark use of the
disingenuous dog whistle, Trump has just further identified himself with
the insurrectionists, this time by suggesting that he could pardon them
if he is elected president in 2024.
"If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6
fairly. We will treat them fairly," Trump said
at a Texas rally. "And if it requires pardons, we will give them
pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly."
A presidential pardon for Trump's thugs who face criminal charges for
a failed coup! Republican House and Senate candidates for 2022 need this
like they need herpes.
Nearly all sitting Republicans voted against impeaching Trump for his
role in the January 6 coup, and nearly all refused to cooperate with the
Select Committee. Mostly, they just want this to go away.
But thanks to the Select Committee on one flank, aided by Trump on the
other, the coup will become more and more headline news. No polls are
out yet on public support for Trump's pardon offer, but I will eat my
shirt if voters don't oppose it by at least 2-to-1.
What exactly will Republicans say when their Democratic opponents keep
raising all this in the fall campaign? Will they go down to defeat
defending Trump? One certainly hopes so. And we can count on Trump to
keep providing more such ammunition.
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industries, corporate concentration, and excess offshoring and
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The Department of Justice has failed to revise dubious decisions made
to shield Trump from scrutiny. BY HANNAH STORY BROWN
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