THREAD: Now that @EricHolder predicts a Trump indictment, #BillBarr admitted that “evidence is building” against him, his own lawyers told him it’s possible & are taking to DOJ (and told him to stop talking to @MarkMeadows), the country needs to prepare for this possibility /1
An indictment is necessary to protect the rule of law and an accountable presidency, but is not sufficient—the Big Lie cancer is spreading throughout the political system, even into SCOTUS, which might decide to hand elections to gerrymandered GOP state legislatures next term /2
Democrats in Congress urgently need to investigate Ginni Thomas’s influence on her husband and follow where that probe leads, including to impeachment if warranted; their failure to do anything at all to date is very dangerous /3
America can handle a former POTUS indicted. Whether he is convicted and sent to jail is less important than the message of accountability. Will it hurt America’s legacy and reputation? Sure. But 1/6 with no consequences is worse. Talk of a Biden pardon for Trump is premature. /4
The worry about a violent, 1/6-like domestic terrorist reaction to an indictment is real, but DOJ is in charge of federal law enforcement so I trust AG Garland will prepare for that push-back and will continue to prosecute those who defy the law /5
The rest of us need to vote in November for people with integrity, push your members of Congress to shore up democracy in the interim (tons can be done to federal voting laws, SCOTUS terms and jurisdiction, insurrection act, etc.) - here’s my @TheAtlantic column with ideas, /6
educate yourself and those around you about our precious democracy and why it’s worth preserving, and be your best self every day — spread kindness, not hate. It’s a magical force. /end
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