# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

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**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4384 "2023-07-14T21:03:15Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> What is the Trumpst obsession with ham sandwiches? What did ham sandwiches ever do to them? Seriously, I keep seeing Team Trump referring to them.

That’s a reference to a common legal adage, [“A DA could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.”](https://qz.com/303017/the-bizarre-tale-of-the-indict-a-ham-sandwich-judge-who-became-a-felon#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHam%20sandwich%E2%80%9D%20has%20become%20shorthand,to%20prosecute%20for%20personal%20reasons.) The implication being that grand juries just do whatever the DA tells them to.

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