Commentary: Even if the DOJ prosecutes Trump, it's the American people who need to repudiate the 'big lie'
by Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times
Jun 15, 2022
3 minutes
As the Jan. 6 committee continues to roll out an overwhelming case of corrupt conduct by Donald Trump, the calls grow louder for the Department of Justice to bring criminal charges against the former president.
Even if that happens, it would be a fundamental mistake to view the department as the avenging angel that alone can restore accountability and truth to our deeply damaged politics. We are in a critical constitutional moment, and it
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