Jan. 6 accountability falters as Trump return nears

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "Trump won the election.
45% : And it's an episode they referenced frequently as a referendum for voters, including in Vice President Harris's closing speech at the Ellipse -- the same spot from which Trump encouraged his own supporters to march toward the Capitol.
45% : "There's no question that some of the defendants are currently still very empowered, and you have to imagine that they're not going to be nearly as deterred from engaging in behavior that violates the law -- particularly something that Trump may want them to do -- in the future," said Mary McCord, former acting head of the Justice Department's National Security Division and a longtime federal prosecutor.
43% : "That's why those who engaged in actual violent conduct on that date need to be held accountable ... because accountability and respect for rule of law are necessary to deterring political violence and preserving our democracy that I think we take for granted every day."
38% : Though dismissing the charges without prejudice opens the door a crack to refiling them in the future, prosecutors would face an uphill battle to do so, including making the case that the statute of limitations was on pause while Trump was in office.
32% : Trump would later be indicted by special counsel Jack Smith for his role in seeking to block the peaceful transfer of power with an indictment in Georgia alongside numerous co-defendants following just weeks later.
29% : Even if the court hears Willis's appeal and rules in her favor, she may not have a chance to resurrect the case until 2029 -- after Trump has left office -- since legal experts agree that sitting presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted.
18% : Reffitt defiantly told the judge he was "in his feelings" about what he perceived as "lies and the craziness" about the riot -- until Trump won.
11% : During the campaign season, Trump declined to acknowledge he lost the election, and this week he criticized President Biden for honoring two members of the Jan. 6 committee with a Presidential Citizens Medal.

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