Tell Congress: Refer Those Who Participated in the January 6 Coup Attempt for Prosecution!
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My name is __________. I am a constituent, and my zip code is _______. I am a member of Indivisible SF.
Chairman Thompson of the January 6th Select Committee recently said that the Committee would not refer Trump and his co-conspirators to the Department of Justice for prosecution. This is unacceptable. Please call upon the Select Committee to make criminal referrals to the DoJ. If they fail to do so they would be abdicating their oaths of office, and our country could still fall to Republican criminality.
Background
Looking ahead to any prospective jury trials of Trump and cronies, there is a real possibility that one or more Trump-supporting jurors could thwart the unanimous agreement needed for a verdict, regardless of the evidence. There is also the possibility that the illegitimate Supreme Court might “overturn” a guilty verdict. But there are no “we’re-playing-it-safe” routes out of the current anti-democratic Republican consolidation of power. We need our political leadership to act purposefully even in the face of risks. We need Democrats in positions of power to fulfill their institutional and patriotic responsibilities, and by doing so, to motivate Democratic voters and do political damage to Republicans. Timidity and appeasement will surely fail us. Bold, decisive action is what we need now. And it just might work.
References
The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Fourth Edition, 6/23/22, Just Security
Jan. 6 committee will not make any criminal referrals, chairman says, NBC News, 6/13/22
https://indivisiblesf.org/blog/2022/6/7/january-6th-select-committee-public-hearings-june-9-23-2022