So Where Are We Now on the Deadly Insurrection?

What has happened since Trump incited an armed rebellion (long rifles, pipe bombs, molotov cocktails) against the U.S. Congress, which resulted in five deaths (including the murder of a law enforcement officer)?

Schumer and Pelosi tried to call Pence on the phone the morning afterward-- they were put on hold for 25 minutes and then finally told that Pence wouldn't take their call.  What a pussy.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, over 230 lawmakers (including Republicans Lisa Murkowski, Ben Sasse, Pete Toomey, Steve Stivers, Adam Kinzinger), three Republican Governors, former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Bush's Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff) have called for Trump to resign or be removed via the 25th Amendment.  Mike Pompeo and Steve Mnuchin even discussed use of the 25th Amendment with their staffs.   Mike Pence has so far refused.

Betsy DeVos (Education Secretary), Elaine Chao (Transportation Secretary), John Costello (Commerce Department Deputy Assistant Secretary), Tuyler Goodspeed (Chair of the W.H. Council of Economic Advisors), Stephanie Grisham (Chief of Staff to Melanie Trump), Sarah Matthews (White House Deputy Press Secretary), Mick Mulvaney (Special Envoy for Northern Ireland), Rickie Niceta (White House Social Secretary), Matt Pottinger (Deputy National Security Advisor), Ryan Tully (Senior White House advisor on Russia), Hunter Kurtz (Assistant Secretary for Indian Housing at HUD), Elinore McCance-Katz (Assistant Secretary at HHS) and Mark Vandroff (Senior Director for Defense Policy at the National Security Council) have resigned their posts in protest.

The White House fired State Department official Gabriel Noronha, after he tweeted that Trump "fomented an insurrectionist mob" and should be ousted.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fired the House Sergeant of Arms and called on the Chief of Capitol Police to resign  He did.   Schumer said that when he became Senate Majority Leader, Michael Stenger (Senate Sergeant at Arms) would be fired.  Stenger quickly submitted his resignation letter, but he initially wanted to exhaust his 58 days of sick leave first-- he was forced out over the weekend.  Amid tensions over the perceived lack of Pence's loyalty to Trump, Pence's Chief of Staff (Marc Short) was banned from the White House.

Officials from the Department of Justice announced that charges of rioting, conspiracy to commit sedition, and insurrection are being investigated for anyone involved in the attack.  The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. will not rule out charging Trump in connection with inciting a riot.  White House counsel Pat Cipollone has warned Trump that he could face legal exposure for the riot given his remarks at the rally, where he urged his fans to march to the Capitol. 

Nancy Pelosi will be introducing articles of impeachment on Monday morning, fast-tracking the process to get them to the Senate within 2-3 days.  Moscow Mitch, as expected, will protect Trump by slow-rolling the Senate trial and delay introduction to January 19 (the last day he possibly could, as Schumer will take over as Senate majority leader on the 20th).  

A message to Moscow Mitch, Ted Cruz, and John Hawley from Adam Schiff's summation at Trump's first impeachment trial nearly a year ago:

"If you find that the house has proved its case, and still vote to acquit, your name will be tied to his with a cord of steel and for all of history.  He has betrayed our national security. He has compromised our elections, and he will do so again."

Trump and his insurrectionists are traitors against this country-- either you're with us or you're with them.  Make your choice.