* “If I were a betting person, I’d say Trump is going to run again. If he’s not held accountable and he gets to do it again, I think that could be the end of our democracy.”–Hillary Clinton.
* The Jan. 6 House select committee is preparing to go public in the coming months—certainly before the mid-terms—with hearings and findings. “The full picture is coming to light, despite Trump’s ongoing efforts to hide the picture,” stated Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chair of the House committee. The societal bottom line, preening, prevaricating partisans notwithstanding: Nothing less than accountability for an unconscionable attack on the Capitol and American democracy is demanded. If there’s no accountability, there’s no real democracy.
* A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds that nearly 33 percent of Americans say they believe violence against government can at times be justified. Politically, justified violence was supported by 40 percent of Republicans, 41 percent of independents and 23 percent of Democrats. Remember when America’s “law and order” party wasn’t so picky?
* New York Attorney General Letitia James has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump as part of the civil probe into former President Trump’s business practices.
* “Twitter is an enemy to America and can’t handle the truth. … I’ll show America we don’t need them—and it’s time to defeat our enemies.”–Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, ironically reminding America about its enemies.