and for what it is worth, the other half of the team, carl bernstein, has been outspoken in saying that's attempted coup is in fact worse than watergate. of course, the man knows of what he speaks. because watergate was an attempt to influence an election outcome through a burglary and subsequent cover-up. trump's plot was an attempt to overturn an election after the fact, using lies and intimidation to incite a violent insurrection. just in case you still doubt it seriously, listen to federal judge david carter describing trump's plot in a ruling yesterday. he said it would have permanently ended the peaceful transition of power, undermining american democracy, and the constitution. judge carter concluded that trump likely attempted to corruptly obstruct congress from counting the electoral votes on january 6th, and in the same ruling describing the effort as a coup in search of a legal theory. he ordered trump lawyer john eastman to release 101 emails around the insurrection trying to keep secret from the january 6th committee. now, this investigation is ongoing. despace what we know