I’m in Washington, DC. Two years ago the Congress was overrun by Trump and thousands of his followers. People died, hundreds of Capitol police were injured, and American democracy suffered a defeat.

For the past week, the Congress has been held hostage by 20 right wing Republicans. Seems this party is prone to shutting the government down.

I wrote about the attack on my blog, and I’ve republished it here.

Here is one of three posts I wrote two years ago on the second day of infamy.

January 6, 2021 will be a date which will live in infamy in American history.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 6, 1941, President Theodore Roosevelt at a joint session of Congress gave his famous infamy speech. On that date, President Roosevelt appealed to American’s patriotism. He acted quickly and briefly told American’s about the attack. He said this will be a date which will live in infamy.

Today, January 6, the United States Capitol was attacked by thousands of American terrorists, right-wing hate groups, and individuals who thought they were patriotic in attacking the very center of the government of the United States. On this date, which will live in infamy, the United States was attacked by terrorists who were acting on orders from the President of the United States. They were not patriots, they were criminal terrorists.

This day is one of the most important days in American history. This is the day when the Congress formally reads the results of the Electoral College leading to the inauguration of the next President. In future years, this day will be remembered as the only day in United States history when there was a violent insurrection and mob rule in the US Capitol.

It’s now the responsibility of the Joint Congress, who have come out of their secure locations to resume the Electoral College session.

Beyond this night, it will also be the responsibility of the Congress to investigate the President and determine whether Trump should be charged with inciting mob rule and a riot. There are laws that should be considered to bring Trump to trial.

Trump can be charged with rebellion and insurrection if he assisted or engaged in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States. If guilty he would be fined, or imprisoned for not more than ten years, and be incapable of holding any office under the United States. (Source: USCode of the House of Representatives).

A second crime that Trump might have committed is seditious conspiracy. The law is if two or more persons in the United States conspire to overthrow or destroy by force the Government of the United States or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States, they shall each be fined or imprisoned not more than twenty years or both.