Legal System Sending Trump Terrorists Back Home To Offend Again

Jan. 6 chief instigator still free to inspire more violence

Photo by Tyler Merbler/Flickr

The American criminal justice system seems to be refusing to take Trump Inspired Terrorism in the United States (TITUS), a phrase coined by counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance, seriously.

Only a fraction (500) of the estimated 10,000 people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 have been arrested. And most of the ones who have been adjudicated have received slaps on the wrist. Even worse, many of the terrorists were released and given court dates. That was probably not the best way to deal with people who just tried to violently overthrow the United States government.

And we are already beginning to see the folly of those decisions. Many of the suspects are back on the streets and have already returned to committing acts of violence.

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Attack the government; get sent home

Consider these recent incidents:

• Joshua Dillon Haynes, who…