"Opposition to impeachment comes from...belief that members of the opposing political tribe want their destruction, not simply to punish Trump for his behavior..."
@benshapiro https://politi.co/2N5X4nN 
The real reason most Republicans opposed impeachment

And National Guardsmen are receiving briefings on IED threats to the Capitol.

https://politi.co/2N5X4nN
" Republicans believe that Democrats and the overwhelmingly liberal media see impeachment as an attempt to cudgel them collectively by lumping them in with the Capitol rioters thanks to their support for Trump.

The evidence for that position isn’t difficult to find."
And right on cue...tweedledee and tweedledum chime in to confirm Shapiro is right. https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1349672644455575554
"If anyone expects Americans to come together once the Trump era is over, that’s a pipe dream.

Our social fabric is torn. It was torn before Trump. And, as it turns out, the incentive structure of modern politics and media cuts directly against stitching it together again."
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