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As has been true of so many things surrounding Donald Trump’s career in politics, many more people have come out of the January 6 committee hearings looking worse than looking better. Most importantly, the whole tawdry spectacle reminds us: As many good things as Trump accomplished with the presidency, he was unfit to be entrusted with the office, and Republican voters should discourage him from seeking it again.
The committee itself has been controversial since the beginning. Much of its purview involves events that occurred in full public view or that were widely known in January 2021. This includes Trump’s refusal to concede defeat; his pressure campaign against state and local officials who would not do his bidding; his efforts to intimidate Mike Pence into violating his oath of office; his summoning supporters to a “wild” protest on January 6; and his reluctance to take action once it was clear the protest had escalated into an all-out riot at the Capitol. If it aims to hold Trump politically accountable, its newer revelations arrive far too late for the botched second impeachment. If it aims to build a case for criminal prosecutions, that is not a proper function of Congress. If it aims to score partisan points — as House oversight investigations usually do — it has no particular claim on our attention. Some of the committee’s hyped claims, such as efforts to paint House Republicans as active...
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A third high-ranking employee has filed suit against Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, claiming she was fired for not following orders to submit false billing codes. Kristy St...