The hand-wringing continues in D.C. and on the airwaves about the possibly illegal behavior of Trump and his entourage in their attempts to disparage and undo our election. The latest hesitancy to emerge is due to uncertainty about whether the Jan 6 Committee can subpoena other members of Congress like Coach Jim Jordan and other members of the self-styled “Freedom Caucus.”

It is an error to have a congressional committee do what should be a criminal investigation. All the seditious conspiracies and maneuvers should be turned over to the Dept. of Justice and the F.B.I. If we permit the current campaigns of lies and stonewalling to continue, if we allow probable criminals to escape investigation, and fail to bring these enemies of the United States to justice, we will be admitting that democracy lacks the means to defend itself against enemies from within.