The House select committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection delivered impressive findings beyond its historic vote to refer to the Justice Department four serious felony allegations against former President Donald Trump.
It was a sad but essential duty. Regardless of politics, no American should delight in the prospect of our highest office being a gateway to a criminal courtroom and possibly prison. But the Constitution provides for it. The founders had no illusions about human nature.
If a deliberate scheme to nullify an election and overthrow our government doesn’t deserve prosecution, nothing ever would.
