Bannon and Trump: Lock Them Up!

Now that Congress has finally found Steve Bannon in contempt, it's long past time to prosecute Donald Trump for his myriad crimes against democracy. As David Brock points out on today's NYT editorial page, Trump never went away -- despite liberals' head-in-the-sand wishes. And his incendiary statements about his "stolen" presidential election are the peak of his criminal offensive.

"The insurrection took place on Nov. 3, Election Day," Trump has lied. "Jan. 6 was the protest!"

Trump continues to aggressively sabotage American democracy. And the Republican Party has become his willing tool, with its dozens of voter suppression laws, its constant cries of election fraud, and its scorched-earth strategy to contest (or recall) every winning Democratic candidate.

As Brock writes, the Republicans are no longer a "normal" party -- and Trump is far from a normal political leader. He's a thuggish despot, and he means to take back America.

We need to wake up and stop him.