It's a clear attempt to rewrite everything that happened
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack
https://www.britannica.com/event/January-6-U-S-Capitol-attack
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We "treated the symptom" in 2020 and you can see exactly where we ended up.
If he was thrown in jail after Jan 6 like a common criminal along with the rest of the mob, the Nazis would be all back in hiding now.
You're absolutely right but the previous president decided to wait four years to even charge him, after he'd already won the '24 Republican nomination, in order to pretend like he was taking action without risking actual consequences for Trump that might prevent him from winning the election for them.