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 Former President Trump's lawyers are planning to side step the issue of Trump's involvement in the Jan.6 riot and to focus on the constitutionality of his impeachment trial.  It's a long-standing ploy to ignore events and focus instead on the law.  The consensus now is that they will get away with it and Republicans won't go along with Democrats desire to convict Trump.  Republicans are saying Trump is gone and that is enough, but they are also still loyal to him because of the millions of votes he gained in the losing election.  They are pragmatic rather than ethical.  One wonders whether the American public will take into account Republican actions in the next election in 2022.  If so, the outcome will be decided on reputation -- the loss of it by those who elected to stand by their fallen leader.  It's breathtaking cynicism to hope that voters forget.  It's one more side step on the issue of insurrection.