March 28, 2022 - by Heather Cox Richardson

Eastman and Trump “launched a campaign to overturn a democratic election, an action unprecedented in American history,” Carter wrote. “Their campaign was…a coup in search of a legal theory….  If [the] plan had worked, it would have permanently ended the peaceful transition of power, undermining American democracy and the Constitution. If the country does not commit to investigating and pursuing accountability for those responsible, the Court fears January 6 will repeat itself.”

… one of the enduring questions about January 6, 2021, is whether anyone at the top will be held accountable… the Justice Department has been silent on this, other than to say they will pursue their investigations wherever they lead… a federal judge in California seems to be wondering too, and feeling the need to say so…