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How to Not Bury the Past

The Atlantic
Could a truth and reconciliation commission help the country heal?
January 23, 2021
Lawfare
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Until the day that a violent mob stormed the Capitol building, it seemed possible that Donald Trump would be able to shuffle into postpresidential life without facing any real consequences. President-elect Joe Biden had indicated his anxiety over a potential prosecution of the former president. Commentators muttered about the political divisiveness of pursuing Trump after he left office. Better, perhaps, to look forward, not backward, as President Barack Obama famously said of potential lawbreaking under the Bush administration.
Then, after being egged on by the president on January 6, pro-Trump rioters broke into the Capitol and terrorized staffers and members of Congress. The House of Representatives impeached Trump a second time setting in motion a process that, if successful, could bar him from seeking the presidency in 2024. Acc ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170927:02:38:00

Republican president, the leader of the united states of america at a time when we ve got a great opportunity to use this moment in history, when peace is breaking out all over, he will divide the nation again. that s what he is doing. not rallying americans to respect the flag. not rallying americans to respect freedom, but by using it as a political issue to divide america in which he gains a marginal political advantage and loses a great deal as well. we re joined now by richard allen smith, contributor for esquire who is also an afghanistan war veteran. back with us jason johnson. and richard, the words bob kerrey was using about this kind of use of the flag for divisiveness, political divisiveness, you could take some of those lines and they sound perfectly appropriate to what we re watching today. they absolutely do. that s exactly what trump is trying to do. this players protest is not about the flag. it s not about the an them. it s about anthony lamar smith who was killed ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170927:05:38:00

Back with us jason johnson. and richard, the words bob kerrey was using about this kind of use of the flag for divisiveness, political divisiveness, you could take some of those lines and they sound perfectly appropriate to what we re watching today. they absolutely do. that s exactly what trump is trying to do. this players protest is not about the flag. it s not about the an them. it s about anthony lamar smith who was killed by a st. louis police officer who said we re going to kill this guy before he then killed this guy. and just this month was acquitted in his trial. it s about tamir rice. it s about mike brown. it s the repeated incidents of black people being murdered by law enforcement in america with impunity. and i m glad they re doing it. richard, as an afghanistan veteran, what is your reaction to what the president says when he says they fought for our flag. they fought for our national anthem. i didn t fight for any flag or anthem. i don t know anybody who did figh ....

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