at the juneteenth, y all, and happy father s day. i m simone sanders, and i ve got something to say. we re looking ahead to the next january 6th hearings and beyond to the former donald trump s potential prosecution. but before we dive in i have a little bit of a disclaimer. i know some of y all may be frustrated. frustrated at how winding the path to accountability is, and how long it takes to travel it, but even if donald trump is not charged. if he escapes all consequences, these hearings will not have been in vain. this week marks the 50th anniversary of watergate. it seemed like a standard burglary led to the first and only resignation of the u.s. president. richard nixon. but it didn t happen overwrought night, y all. it took years of federal hearings and exhaustive journalism to finally uncover how deep the corruption went. though he resigned, nixon never faced charges. he was actually pardoned by his successor. but thanks to efforts to hold him accountable, history re