# Now that the dust has settled on the Trump's Russia Hoax

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 21, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-dust-has-settled-on-the-trumps-russia-hoax/952952 "2021-10-21T22:50:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-dust-has-settled-on-the-trumps-russia-hoax/952952/78 "2021-10-25T13:14:16Z")

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By the way, @Wrenching_Spanners, this post from you explains why your both-sides-ing is complete nonsense and even dangerous.

> [@The takeaway lesson for Trumpers will be: "Violence works; next time do it harder"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-takeaway-lesson-for-trumpers-will-be-violence-works-next-time-do-it-harder/929937/39):
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> I think the OP is right. The Republican Party leadership (excluding Trump) needs to call for everyone who broke a law during the invasion of the US Capitol to be pursued by the FBI and prosecuted under federal law to the maximum extent possible. Make it clear that anybody who was involved in the violence is a criminal and will be pursued as a criminal, and anyone who was trying to break into the legislative chambers will be charged with terrorism. Denounce anyone who called for violence agai…

There is nothing remotely equivalent, in size, influence, and level of harm, that compares to this. You were right in this post, you’re very, very wrong in the post I responded to previously.

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