The hearings haven't moved the polls significantly so far as we can tell. But Donald Trump still enjoys wide support from Republican voters and from lawmakers. Many of those candidates, because they are so closely associated with Donald Trump, look like they may lose in very winnable seats. It is worthwhile asking, has this been worth all of the effort?
The former president may well ignore the January 6th committee’s summons; the whole affair may be unceremoniously shut down next year. But that is not to say the process has been in vain. Russia’s
intelligence failures during the war in Ukraine have taken the shine off the security services’ fearsome reputations. And remembering
Loretta Lynn, country music’s most-successful-ever female star.
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