January 6 committee to refer Trump to the DOJ for prosecution. Here's w...

THAT Trump is going to be convicted is a no brainer - and so is the fact that there will be a deal, not a trial. The DOJ is making sure it has enough evidence to force Trump to face the inevitable and to agree not to seek higher office (if he lives that long).  It is not the General Counsel's opinion from the Agnew affair that is precedent, it is how Agnew was dealt with. This time, however, there will be house arrest and probable behavioral health confinement orders.

The big one is actually why the Insurrection happened - which is to cover up the real circumstances of the first impeachment - that Lev and Igor got money from an Oligarch that went to Rudy's little diplomatic mission and Trump's political action committee. I am interested to see who that PAC money went to - it was not just the Trump grift.

More important is to refer members of the House and Senate to both Ethics Committees and to nail down rules to deal with the 14th Amendment in the Electoral Count Act and on the beginning of each Congress. This needs to be done with enough force to have people resign rather than show up for the new term. Even if the Committee does not do this, Jack Smith will make it happen later.

Under the 14th Amendment, the ability to hold office can be restored upon a positive vote of 2/3rds of each Chamber. Under U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, only constitutional provisions can limit office holding - so just going with the Big Blue Book may not be enough on its own.