The horror show Republicans want to ignore
Opinion by Jennifer Rubin
Before the second day of the impeachment trial began on Wednesday, we learned that there may be a forum in which former president Donald Trump is actually held accountable: an investigation by Georgia prosecutors into efforts to overturn their state’s election.
The Post reports: “In a letter Wednesday to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other state officials, Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis did not mention Trump by name but stated that her office is examining a raft of potential criminal charges related to ‘attempts to influence’ the administration of the 2020 election in the state.” Specifically, the inquiry will determine “whether anyone illegally solicited election fraud, made false statements to state and local government officials, made threats or participated in a criminal conspiracy.”
Underscoring the seriousness of the charges and the urgency of action to hold accountable anyone who has attempted to subvert our elections, Willis directed the preservation of “all records” and said the case “will go before a grand jury as soon as March.”
The benefit of this inquiry is three-fold. First, the law and the facts — not the former president’s Senate toadies — will determine his guilt or innocence. Second, in a Republican-controlled state, the claim of political persecution will fall flat. Finally, the opening of a serious, obviously urgent criminal investigation underscores the gap between the seriousness of the former president’s misconduct and the lack of seriousness among Republican senators determined to acquit him.
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