From Thom Hartmann, on my FB feed this morning:

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17. I missed the first part of the trial Wednesdsy

while I was grocery shopping. I always leave my home radio on to keep the cat company while I'm out.

So the voice of Dershowitz greeted me when I opened my door on returning. I could not believe what I was hearing. The most insane "defense" argument in a mock trial full of insanity.

If a candidate believes he/she is the best person for the country (don't they all?), then any crime they commit toward winning an election is not really a crime.

What planet is Dershowitz from?

The scary part is that such a "defense," when accepted by Trumpers, means that any crime they commit in the name of supporting him is not really a crime. Rigging votes, beating up or threatening supporters of other candidates, threatening the lives of other candidates, and whatever else people do in aiding a coup is all justified by the belief that they alone are right.