(Brief book excerpts:) “[Donald] Trump has told us that he thinks the Constitution can and should be suspended when necessary, that what happened on Jan. 6 was justified, that in a second Trump presidency he would seek retribution,” [Former U.S. Rep.Liz] Cheney writes. “The assumption that our institutions will protect themselves is purely wishful thinking by people who prefer to look the other way.” “We have also now learned that most Republicans currently in Congress will do what Donald Trump asks, no matter what it is,” Cheney writes. “I am very sad to say that America can no longer count on a body of elected Republicans to protect our republic.” “Every one of us – Republican, Democrat, Independent – must work and vote *together* to ensure that Donald Trump and those who have appeased, enabled, and collaborated with him are defeated.”

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Unaffiliated source article link: "...Liz Cheney’s new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump..."

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(Article excerpt:) ”[Political Scientist Brian] Klaas argued that the presidential contest now pits "...a 77-year-old racist, misogynist bigot who has been found liable for rape, who incited a deadly, violent insurrection aimed at overturning a democratic election, who has committed mass fraud for personal enrichment, who is facing 91 separate counts of felony criminal charges against him and who has overtly discussed his authoritarian strategies for governing if he returns to power against “an 80-year-old with mainstream Democratic Party views who sometimes misspeaks or trips." One of those two candidates, Klaas noted, “faces relentless newspaper columns and TV pundit ‘takes’ arguing that he should drop out of the race...""

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Source 11/22/23 article link, paywall: "The Roots of Trump’s Rage"

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(Reposted video clips:) Two more or less sane adult Republicans speaking truth to childish dupes ...many of whom apparently have little connection with reality

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↓Partial screen-captured image, aggregate poll data from 11/3/23. Unaffiliated source is linked:

Quotation: "I call them the 'J-6 hostages,' not prisoners. I call them the hostages, what’s happened. And it’s a shame.." (Comment:) ..And this tiny blog is "calling" the 2024 U.S. presidential election early; right now: Soon-to-be-convicted Donald Trump will *not* win back the presidency .. if a free and fair election occurs

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..One sample: ↓A glimpse at some of what really happened...Recorded on January 6, 2021:

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3/7/22 report (link): "Dozens more US Capitol Police officers were injured on January 6 than previously known, report says"

Article excerpt:

"Roughly 114 US Capitol Police officers reported injuries as a result of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, a government watchdog said in a new report Monday, well above the previously widely reported estimate of around 80 injured officers."

7/2023 article (link): "30 Months Since the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol"

Article excerpts:

"Sentencings:

Approximately 561 federal defendants have had their cases adjudicated and received sentences for their criminal activity on Jan. 6. Approximately 335 have been sentenced to periods of incarceration. Approximately 119 defendants have been sentenced to a period of home detention, including approximately 19 who also were sentenced to a period of incarceration.

Public Assistance:

Citizens from around the country have provided invaluable assistance in identifying individuals in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. The FBI continues to seek the public’s help in identifying approximately than 323 individuals believed to have committed violent acts on Capitol grounds."

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↓Excerpt, current Wikipedia article: "Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack"

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"In July 2023, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington published an analysis showing that 174 defendants said they believed they were following Trump's request.

In the first few weeks, several defendants had already used the comments of President Trump in their legal defenses. One said, "I feel like I was basically following my president. I was following what we were called to do.""

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Related: News report from today, 11/3/23: "Trump appointee who assaulted Capitol officers on Jan. 6 sentenced to nearly 6 years"

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↓Partial screen-captured image, aggregate poll data from 11/3/23. Unaffiliated source is linked:

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(Source article, post's title quotation (link):  "Trump calls people imprisoned for U.S. Capitol attack 'hostages'")