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Mitch McConnell: “The mob was fed lies,” McConnell said on the Senate floor on the last full day of Trump’s presidency. “They were provoked by the president and other powerful people. And they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal...

I don't think the war and MAGA army talk this video uses is helpful, and I'm not buying into it. It is inaccurate and irresponsible to paint MAGA with a broad brush and label all of them domestic terrorists. That is not to say there is no domestic terror threat to fear in the MAGA ranks. But I...

This is interesting. Cooperation in the new Senate now that Trump is out of the picture? McConnell, Schumer close in on power-sharing agreement

I'm not sure many of his donors will feel they were taken for a ride. They gave money to Trump when they wanted him to have it. They are not likely to follow the money to see what actually happened to it. It will be interesting to see how easy or hard it becomes for Trump to raise money in the...

Protest-wise, the weekend was quiet: "Crowds of only a dozen or two demonstrated at some boarded-up, cordoned-off statehouses, while the streets in many other capital cities remained empty. Some protesters said they were there to back President Donald Trump. Others said they had instead come to...

He's already doing it with a fund now established. The fine-print disclosure language of the fund allows Trump to spend most of the money any way he wants to. He raised the money telling donors it would be used to fight legal battles relating to election certification. He could use the same fund...

In the news in recent days, I've seen tens of thousands of Trump supporters and just two Antifa supporters. If you wish to pit Antifa v. MAGA, it would not be a long fight. It's pretty clear who the MAGA people are. Antifa is more mysterious; so much so that I think a lot of it is made up by...

So let's play this out a bit. Suppose, for the purposes of discussion, that the Senate proceeds with the impeachment trial and convicts Trump, and then takes the second vote and disqualifies him from holding future office. And/or suppose, for the purposes of discussion, that Trump is charged...

Regarding the validity of the upcoming Trump impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, this article raises some interesting points. https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/534557-should-donald-trump-skip-the-impeachment-trial

I spent little time analyzing MAGA people before the election but have become more interested in it now. Trump is fading but these people who are fellow community members remain with us, some in an agitated political state of mind. As I read more about "them," I'm careful to remind myself that...

A quick news check on Saturday evening shows the MAGA people (is that a fair term?) are quiet. A car parade in one city. A couple flag waving demonstrations on street corners here and there. A lightly attended gathering at a state capitol or two. No MAGA activity reported in DC. In other news...

No. None had a dog in those fights. But the Constitution is pretty clear about pardon power. Trump already pardoned some of his associates in cases where he may very well have had a dog in those fights (Stone, Manaford, Flynn, etc.). No one has challenged his ability to do that.

I think a mass pardon of the Jan 6 insurrectionists would be deemed valid. Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederate soldiers en mass. Jimmy Carter pardoned draft dodgers en mass. Benjamin Harrison pardoned all members of the Mormon Church en mass (bigamy).

Perhaps not a Machiavellian genius. Perhaps no 24-dimensional chess. But the man is brilliant is some ways at least He sensed and exploited frustrations in the population that establishment Republicans and Democrats missed. With that sense and his willingness to fire people up and pit them...

As you said, it's hard to say. Anything we say or think about Trump's mindset is pure speculation. That said, the notion that Trump is plotting revenge and wallowing in self-pity resonates with me. I am worried that he is contemplating a mass-amnesty pardon for all Jan 6 insurrectionists. I...

I'm a little surprised Trump did not have a Plan B in place to respond to the Twitter and other Big Tech bans. I thought he would be back online by now, one way or another. It's not like this ban was not a risk to prepare for. In business, SWOT analyses are common (strengths, weaknesses...

At the moment, Trump has 94 hours remaining in office. He has been uncharacteristically quiet in the last few days. What do you think he is doing? What do you think he will do between now and noon Jan 20?

"Police leaders are turning in their own to the FBI and taking the striking step of reminding officers in their departments that criminal misconduct could push them off the force and behind bars." (Source) If the insurrectionists and their sympathizers had the notion that police and military...

That depends on what you want to say. There is the classic you cannot yell fire in a crowded theater if there is no fire. Laws exist that prohibit slander and libel. It is illegal to make a terroristic threat. It is illegal to lie to the police. It is illegal to lie to a court of law. It is...

I would call it the defense of government continuity and the defense of democracy. And also the defense of human life as a mob is now prevented from killing Capitol Police, injuring officers, hanging Mike Pence and storming legislative chambers with the intent to kill. But you are right about...