Thread by @msbellows

Q: Why are the rioters being charged with crimes lesser than the one directly on point, Seditious Conspiracy (18 USC §2384)(20 years)?
A: Maybe because sedition charges must be cleared first with Main Justice, the DOJ office Trump has most control over. U.S. Attorney Manual:
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https://twitter.com/politico/status/1347662352066469890

Specifically, sedition charges must be approved by the Assistant A.G. for National Security, John Demers, a career prosecutor who served under Obama before Trump. Since he's career, hopefully he's waiting for Garland to be in place before setting off a shitstorm.
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Why am I so adamant that the Nov. 6 insurrectionists need to be charged with MAXIMAL crimes, not mere trespass, and sentenced to decades behind bars?

History.
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Adolf Hitler led a very similar insurrection, the Beer Hall Putsch. Like today's RWNJs, his (then-marginal) group tried to kidnap a politician + attacked police in an effort to take over the government.
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They were defeated, but what were the consequences? Hitler spent less than a year in jail, + used the time to write "Mein Kampf." Once released, he regrouped, with infamous and mortal results.
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Or see this fascinating thread by @Noahpinion, on how repeatedly "going soft" on insurrectionists led Japan to WW2:

https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1347228675079507968

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@Noahpinion History is replete with examples of governments that fell because they lacked the backbone to defend their principles by HAMMERING domestic terrorists. Let's not do the same.

28 U.S. Code §2384 isn't a mere statute; it's a vital barricade protecting American democracy.
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@Noahpinion P.S.:

https://twitter.com/DTAnalytics/status/1347708059116777474

@Noahpinion P.P.S.: Forgot to attach this good article on the Beer Hall Putsch, which was remarkably similar to the RW movement today: history.com/topics/germany…

@Noahpinion P.P.S.

https://twitter.com/EspuelasVox/status/1347929744642334720