IANAL, but I believe this case, which is being oversaw by Tanya Chutkan, is for Sedition, whereas the case being oversaw by Aileen Cannon is for Treason. Jack Smith is the special counsel for both.
Sedition is for inciting rebellion against the authority of the state, and treason is betraying one’s country.
It’s depressing and dumbfounding. And it all goes back to the propaganda.
Growing up, I always wondered how 1930’s Germany could look at Hitler & the Nazi’s and think “Yeah, this looks like a good guy.” I also used to think it could never happen in the United States.
Fast forward to today, it really feels like Trump has (1) one, given me a front row seat understanding how how it happened and (2) proven to me that, yes, it really can happen in the US.
It’s really easy to write all of his supporters off as being blatantly evil (many are - the Nazi Flag waving at the Florida boat rally is an example) but just as many are simply blind to Trump’s evil. They’ve succumbed to decades of powerful propaganda and think that anyone - even Donald Trump - is better than a Democrat.
It’s stupid, exhausting, and defies logic, but it’s what they believe.