Members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol have warned America for three years to take former President Donald Trump at his word.
Now, as Trump is poised to win the Republican presidential nomination, his criminal trials face delays that could stall them past Election Day, and his rhetoric grows increasingly authoritarian, some of those lawmakers find themselves following their own advice.
In mid-March, Trump said on social media that the committee members should be jailed. In December he vowed to be a dictator on “day one.” In August, he said he would “have no choice” but to lock up his political opponents.
“If he intends to eliminate our constitutional system and start arresting his political enemies, I guess I would be on that list,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose). “One thing I did learn on the committee is to pay attention and listen to what Trump says, because he means it.”
Lofgren added that she doesn’t yet have a plan in place to thwart potential retribution by Trump. But Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), who has long been a burr in Trump’s side, said he’s having “real-time conversations” with his staff about how to make sure he stays safe if Trump follows through on his threats.
“We’re taking this seriously, because we have to,” Schiff said. “We’ve seen this movie before … and how perilous it is to ignore what someone is saying when they say they want to be a dictator.”
wow, this trump guy seems scary 😳 i wonder what the democrats are doing to stop him
Well they are supporting a genocide in Gaza, that should help convince people to vote for them right?
The diaspora of the crusaders are their primary funding source without which they will lose for sure against the unlimited funding from Russia and the criminal billionaire oligarchy. It pays to privateer.
Not justifying it.
the funding from russia is NOT unlimited. i work day and night to ensure hillary will lose to biden, and putin is barely paying me a living wage
Change contractors! talk to your union rep about opts. Sis is making bank with ros-X
They're working overtime to pre-emptively blame the upcoming loss on everybody left of mid right Genocide Joe to cover up the fact that their only talking point is "Yeah Joe does it but Trump will do it more!"
Does that count?
Funding genocide with one hand and pointing the finger of blame with the other. Really classy.
Not enough.
Same thing they always do: fundraising like crazy!
If I understand correctly how democracy works, it's the judicial branch that has to do something, not the opposite party.