Not at all, and I have not suggested that Trump has committed any crime. Rather, that seems to be the benchmark established by other MMers for warranting an investigation of January 6 and claims of election fraud. Without concluding that there has been a crime (in advance, mind you) some have argued that there is no point in an investigation. Seems backwards to me...
I agree that Dems spent three years claiming that Trump stole the election. And Republicans spent four years claiming that Obama was an illegitimate president--Donald Trump foremost among them. This is the sort of BS that causes rational people to pause and consider whether or not they are being misled, yet it is exactly the sort of rhetoric that appeals to many among the bases of both parties.
How, exactly, do you determine anything, I'd to start an "investigation", the speaker of the house doesn't accept a single member of the opposing party, but instead seats the two least trusted ones?
If the goal, was to find out what happened, why it happened, not let it happen again?
Can you show us any other investigation (Watergate, Benghazi, etc) where such a loaded panel sits in judgement. The house committee rules stipulate how the committee is formed. That isn't close to how this one was.
Personally I'd prefer Trump not run, so I have no dog in that fight. But as a taxpayer and someone disgusted with how things are, the entire Trump Presidency and in fact prior to his inauguration was horrific. The CIA/FBI LITERALLY tried to overthrow the President. He was harassed, surveiled before he was sworn in. Millions(billions) were spent on "Russia collision", the country torn apart by a media and shadow players in the swamp. People like Adam Schiff ACTIVELY lying continuously. And not just once, over and over.
Trump spent decades very publically hammering the neo con wars in the middle east. It's not at all shocking that Liz Cheney is now getting payback. Has nothing to do with "our democracy" for her, this is personal, daddy was the neo con leader.
EVERYONE in the country watched as cities burned, cops were killed, autonomous zones were set up, and members on this committee cheered it on. Not giving a rip about the country, or "our democracy", only caring it was hurting Trumps reelection.
This entire fiasco, short of a very small group who might have wanted something more is about the DC folks demonstrating to the citizens that we better not dare challenge them, or they will destroy us. That's why the solitary confinement for trespassing. That's why the unpresidented amount of effort and expense on electronic ID.
It's also why there won't be charges filed. Because in an actual court, Adam Schiff will get called to testify. Nancy Pelosi will get called. Democrat power brokers, in a court, under oath, being cross examined, will NOT happen. Trump knows too much, in a court, with his lawyers, it ALL comes out.
So, this dog and pony show, will continue. Only to end, if Trump decides to not run.
Then, suddenly, Ron Desantis will become the "Russian stooge"