A permanent public record of a domestic threat

Peters Township, Pa.: For those with open eyes and a love of our country and its democratic system, the kickoff of the Jan. 6 Committee public hearings constituted a blockbuster. Although those who pay attention knew a great deal about what happened on our modern day of infamy, the committee has placed a bright light on the extraordinary efforts engineered by a president whose monumental ego, extreme narcissism and immorality pushed him to engage in one sham after another in a desperate effort to overturn the result of a legitimate election. We have a chilling realization of how close our fragile system came to being destroyed at the hands of the delusional and the dishonorable.

Rep. Liz Cheney is a rare American and a particularly unusual Republican. She is an ardent ideological foe of President Biden but she is willing to courageously stand up for the truth. For her bravery, she is likely to be ousted from office and has placed her personal safety at risk. Cheney said it all: “Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”

Many former Trump officials and confidants have revealed the turmoil that went on within the administration, particularly in its final days, and many have expressed regret for becoming involved with a delusional and dangerous president. Even Bill Barr, former Trump attorney general and stooge, has come clean: that Trump’s claims were “bulls—t” and that his conspiracy theories were “nonsense.” I am confident that many more will emerge as they attempt to repair their reputations.