Congress, the press and the public seem to be preoccupied with asking if our former POTUS was complicit in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
That question, however, is like asking if Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor caused the United States to enter World War II.
The answers are obvious, as the events leading up to both World War II and the Jan. 6 insurrection were clear cut, corroborated and threatened our democracy.
The question we should be asking of our former POTUS is why he would threaten our democracy.
Is he so thick in the head he actually believes what he spouts? Or is he suffering from mental issues that cloud his reasoning? Is he so egotistical that he feels his legacy is more important than the country? Is his mind so disengaged that it blocks out advice from his district attorney, White House legal staff, colleagues and family?
The answers to these questions may help us gain invaluable lessons from the past, and help us preserve democracy for the future.
Tom Day, Cottonwood Heights