Despite the indictment of failed former president Donald Trump and some of his key alleged co-conspirators in the 2020 plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election, members of Congress who participated in the crime have gone uncharged and unscathed, which some have suggested needs to change.
Thanks to the New York Times and Former ethics czar Norm Eisen, we now know the names of those who are alleged to have actively participated on the attempted overthrow of the U.S. government as elected by the people.
Using a map that shows the many connections between Trump, the White House, and members of the GOP, Eisen and the Times have now given s a roadmap which the Justice Department would be wise to follow.
Among those listed as an “enabler” is Republican National Committee chair Ronna Romney McDaniel, with legal analyst Ryan Goodman noting, “I think the most damning (evidence) comes under the heading of the scheme to set up these false slate of electors, individuals from the GOP who would have been the electors if Trump had won those states, to certify that he had in fact won states that Biden had clearly won.”
“That seems to just be a federal crime that is a very, very active part of the current special counsel’s investigation. New evidence, brand new that we have not seen before that directs it right at Trump and Mark Meadows.”
And then we have the Republican lawmakers, all of who are listed by Eisen: Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), as well as Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO).
“Congressional cowards (looking at you Ted Cruz and Josh ‘First Salute’ Hawley!) gave comfort to the insurrectionists, and some voted against certifying Joe Biden’s victory — even after the sacking of the Capitol,” Eisen explains.
Amazingly, none of the Republicans in the House and Senate who played a role in the 2020 conspiracy have yet been indicted for their role in what is clearly considered to be a crime under both federal and state laws. Will that ever change, or will some of the guilty parties be allowed to walk away unscathed and remain a part of the government? If they are, what’s to stop them from trying again and perhaps succeeding the next time?
