John Avlon: I would say it has been worth all of the effort. It hasn't perhaps had the political effect that some people hoped. But I still think it's been very important as an exercise in transparency and investigation. He says if Donald Trump is on the ballot again in 2024, voters will know what they're getting.
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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