Jill Wine-Banks, a former prosecutor for the Watergate scandal, addressed a possible charge against the Malignant Loser that would go beyond prison time on MSNBC:
"I will try to put aside what I think should be the case, and just talk about what I think are the best crimes to indict him for and whether he should or shouldn't, I will leave to other people. But I think it would be horrible not to act on what is now blatantly obvious to anyone who is watching the hearing. My favorite crime would be [18 U.S. Code § ] 2383, not the seditious conspiracy which is 2384. The reason is that the penalty for 2383 is not just jail, it is being barred from ever holding federal office again. And for me, that would be a more important goal than jailing the former president." (our emphasis)
Would the Justice Department pursue such a charge against the person who incited an armed insurrection, and who planned to lead it to the steps of the Capitol and beyond? We hope so, because "rebellion or insurrection" against the newly-elected President is clearly what the Malignant Loser planned for leading up to and on January 6. That's clear as can be. Now it's up to prosecutors in the Justice Department and the Attorney General to apply the law as they would any private citizen who committed that offense.
