As much as I believe Trump should face literally any punishment over January 6th riots, the Korean ex-president ordered a martial law shutdown and involved the military. This is more akin to what Trump is going to do in 2026 and/or 2028 when he suspends elections over martial law.
Inciting a mob is still illegal, but it’s a bit harder to prove beyond a reasonable doubt than ordering your military to stop Congress from acting. Of course, I’m not counting on Congress to even hold him accountable for abusing martial law (he’s committed crimes magnitudes worse than Jan 6th since then without any repercussions), just that we haven’t seen the martial law version yet.
It’s not legally martial law, but I haven’t claimed anything he’s going is legal. Nor are all things legal okay-- tear gassing people is legal, somehow, but not ok.
But I’m in a city he sent ICE. On average it’s more a secret police operation than a military coup.
As much as I believe Trump should face literally any punishment over January 6th riots, the Korean ex-president ordered a martial law shutdown and involved the military. This is more akin to what Trump is going to do in 2026 and/or 2028 when he suspends elections over martial law.
Inciting a mob is still illegal, but it’s a bit harder to prove beyond a reasonable doubt than ordering your military to stop Congress from acting. Of course, I’m not counting on Congress to even hold him accountable for abusing martial law (he’s committed crimes magnitudes worse than Jan 6th since then without any repercussions), just that we haven’t seen the martial law version yet.
Trump’s role in Jan 6 goes far beyond just inciting the rioters.
Spend some time in a city invaded by Ice and tell me that’s not martial law.
It’s not legally martial law, but I haven’t claimed anything he’s going is legal. Nor are all things legal okay-- tear gassing people is legal, somehow, but not ok.
But I’m in a city he sent ICE. On average it’s more a secret police operation than a military coup.