> it was political theater, and essentially a coup That's an interesting relabeling of what would normally be regarded as simply the gathering, vetting, and re

> it was political theater, and essentially a coup That's an interesting relabeling of what would normally be regarded as simply the gathering, vetting, and reporting of evidence — some reliable, some not — in accordance with established statutory- and constitutional processes and norms. If it'd really been a coup, Trump would either have been imprisoned without trial or he'd have fled the country to Russia or someplace else without an extradition treaty.