I don't believe it's a problem for any American as long as it's not their guy/gal getting imprisoned for life - or executed. That's what trends tell me. Personally, I believe however the constitution says to handle it is what needs to be done. I think that's prosecution by the department of justice? Anyway, all this talk of Trump getting held accountable is out the door if Desantis (or any Republican) wins. He'll/They'll pardon Trump. Hell, it will likely be one of their campaign promises to get his looney ass base on board.
I would not be surprised if Biden pardoned Trump, to be honest.
Good god no! Biden already refused to defend the protection of certain documents, which was already close to unprecedented. What Trump did was incite a riot over a knowingly fake scandal. There will be no pardon for Trump.
I think that we are at or very near an inflection point.
1.If we do not prosecute Trump ( assuming that there really is all of the incontrovertible evidence there seems to be), we are setting a precedent t that if you are POTUS, you can do anything and get away with it.
Well, that'd be the GOP, not we... he was impeached over his involvement in the January 6th riot. The GOP voted against it. THAT was the solution to this entire cluster. He would have been convicted and kept from holding office again. Or, the GOP should have had him resign or use that handy dandy Amendment to fire him. But the GOP really really
loves the "stop the steal" money.
2.If we do prosecute Trump, there is a very real risk that he will be acquitted. He should have been convicted both times he was impeached and was not, so, to me, there’s a real risk. If he were to be acquitted, see #1 above.
The Attorney General will
not take this to court if he won't get a conviction. So the only way this goes to court and Trump is acquitted is if no evidence is allowed to be presented. The crucial thing about a trial, it'll take forever. From courts that have jurisdiction, the AG's authority to prosecute the President, what is admissible evidence, who is allowed to testify, etc.... there is a grocery shopping sized list of delay tactics. And all of this assumes SCOTUS doesn't rule sedition as "protected speech" or "GOP President can do no wrong".