Day Three of the House select 1/6 committee hearing has been — shall we say — illuminating … yes?
Its aim was to illustrate the pressure that Donald Trump poured onto Mike Pence to commit an illegal and unconstitutional act.
To his credit, the VP didn’t budge. He did what he was allowed to do under the Constitution, was to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. He had no legal authority to toss out those results, as Trump urged him to do. Vice President Pence acted solely within the law.
I have heard enough, therefore, to conclude that the Justice Department has enough evidence to proceed with a criminal indictment against the 45th president of the United States.
To be sure, it isn’t my call to make. That call belongs to Attorney General Merrick Garland. May the AG proceed with all deliberate discernment and reach the same conclusion that many of us out here have reached.
There will be more televised hearings to be conducted. I intend to listen to every hour I am able to consume.