The stakes at Trump's trial: Whether GOP will fully denounce political violence
Opinion by Greg Sargent
If Senate Republicans vote to acquit Donald Trump, as we all know they will, the former president will not be sufficiently held accountable for his effort to overthrow U.S. democracy, including through the incitement of mob intimidation and violence.
But what does this mean for the future?
During Thursday’s presentation, a Democratic impeachment manager spelled out the forward-looking stakes in a new way, suggesting that failure to convict Trump could continue undermining our democracy going forward, by emboldening his supporters to continue committing acts of political violence.
“Unless we take action, the violence is only just beginning,” Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.) told Senate jurors.
DeGette noted that there was a rise in threats after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and that intelligence services have concluded that the attack will be viewed as a rallying cry for right-wing extremist groups for the foreseeable future.
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