Justice requires prison for Trump

Maybe I’ve led a sheltered life. The most horrifying thing I’ve ever witnessed in my 76 years didn’t occur till today…on television. It was the prosecution case for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump.

It magnified beyond all doubt the enormity of his crimes, first against our democracy; then in furtherance of that dastardly crime, the Capitol insurrection that got 7 people killed, including 3 police. One hundred forty other police were injured, many seriously.

Their incredible bravery and professionalism no doubt kept Congresspersons certifying the election Trump was trying to overthrow, from being injured and killed.

Impeachment conviction will forever brand Trump a traitor to American democracy. It will forever ban him from holding public office.

But it is not enough.

Donald Trump should be criminally prosecuted after the verdict is rendered. If convicted he should be imprisoned. Anything less is a signal that there is no true justice for such monstrous crimes he committed to what we realize now…is a fragile experiment in democracy.