'It starts with fixing the Electoral Count Act. Trump's loony reading of the creaky and outdated 19th-century law provided the foundation for his pressure campaign against Vice President Mike Pence.'
On Wednesday, the January 6 committee releases its full report. Already, the panel made news by making four criminal referrals for the former president. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of all people, put it well in response:"The entire nation knows who is responsible for that day."
First, let's take a moment to appreciate the panel's achievement. It made clear through riveting hearings and careful leaks that this was not just a rally that got out of control but a vigorously pursued plot to overthrow American democracy. The committee documented extraordinary crimes. We thought we knew it all, but it was gripping.
But putting the blame squarely and exclusively on Donald Trump is not enough to protect our democracy. Trump did not start the myth of voter fraud—that has been a partisan staple for two decades now. His attempt to subvert the 2020 election exposed vulnerabilities in our legal and electoral systems. Most of them remain, waiting for a second Donald Trump to come along and exploit them again. Those weaknesses are what caused the January 6 insurrection.
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