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soldierant

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38. It's very late in the 117th Congress to start an investigation

Wed Nov 30, 2022, 02:38 AM

Nov 2022

Possibly it could be done in the 118th in the Senate only. If they found evidence that bhavior has crossed over from just corruption ro concretely criminal, they could make a criminal referrl to the Department of Justice. However, even if DOJ could convict and imprison one or more, that would not remove them from office - unless, of course, the criminal behavior ame under the purview of the 14th Amendment.

In other words, it woule be a real long shot. It might be worth attempting on Thomas. I doubt direct involvement to seditious conspiracy could be tied to any of the others. Perjury is more their speed.

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