Bolding mine. Yes, both are necessary. If we walk away from this mess, all it does is give the next wannabe dictator a playbook. They will know what to avoid, and what to try.
Trump was not punnished for his inserection. Look at what we got. He can do pretty much anything.
Somebody tell me this is wrong. No woman is electable; no person of color is electable; no LGBTQIA+ person is electable. Not in 2028 nor the foreseeable future.
Trumpers will figure that the next time they gain power, they’ll make sure it doesn’t slip away. So they are even less likely than normal criminals to be deterred by prison.