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Donald Trump's Neofascist Insurrection

January 10, 2021 • Conall & Emerson • Episode 22

In this episode, we discuss the insurrection and attempted coup at Capitol Hill by neofascist Trump supporters witnessed on January 6, 2021. It's a date which will live in infamy, but it was not at all unforeseeable - we discuss why antifascist warnings of this type of thing were not taken seriously and what sort of consequences there needs to be for Trump and his enablers in the GOP.

Factual correction: If the President is convicted in the Senate, he is not barred from holding public office ever again - the Senate would need to pass a separate resolution for that, although that only requires a majority of Senators.

Sources:
How the Pro-Trump Mob was Able to Take Over the Capitol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/06/us/trump-mob-capitol-building.html?referrer=masthead
An Account With Many Sources Who Experienced the Attack
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/capitol-hill-riots-doj-456178
Once again citing the "I Lived Through a Stupid Coup, America is Having One Right Now" that we did in a previous pod about the election
https://medium.com/indica/i-lived-through-a-coup-america-is-having-one-now-437934b1dac3