(EDIT -- full disclaimer -- Lib here, just visiting)
My bare bones answer would be: because arresting an ex-President isn't something you do lightly. It would instantly be the biggest incident in American political history and if anything's going to inspire more violence, it would be that. All legislative process would grind to a halt because the Republicans would refuse to focus on anything else; they'd be going to bat for Trump nonstop and reaping the benefit of a furious voter base. Democrats would be destroyed in the 2022 midterms, but congrats, they got Trump in a perp walk.
You come at the king, you best not miss. If there is a case to be made against Trump for Jan. 6th, it needs to be bulletproof, and (in my opinion, based on what I currently know) it's not, and the cost outweighs the benefit for the dogcatchers.
(Lib here -- full disclaimer)
My bare bones answer would be: because arresting an ex-President isn't something you do lightly. It would instantly be the biggest incident in American political history and if anything's going to inspire more violence, it would be that. All legislative process would grind to a halt because the Republicans would refuse to focus on anything else; they'd be going to bat for Trump nonstop and reaping the benefit of a furious voter base. Democrats would be destroyed in the 2022 midterms, but congrats, they got Trump in a perp walk.
You come at the king, you best not miss. If there is a case to be made against Trump for Jan. 6th, it needs to be bulletproof, and (in my opinion, based on what I currently know) it's not, and the cost outweighs the benefit for the dogcatchers.
My bare bones answer would be: because arresting an ex-President isn't something you do lightly. It would instantly be the biggest incident in American political history and if anything's going to inspire more violence, it would be that. All legislative process would grind to a halt because the Republicans would refuse to focus on anything else; they'd be going to bat for Trump nonstop and reaping the benefit of a furious voter base. Democrats would be destroyed in the 2022 midterms, but congrats, they got Trump in a perp walk.
You come at the king, you best not miss. If there is a case to be made against Trump for Jan. 6th, it needs to be bulletproof, and (in my opinion, based on what I currently know) it's not, and the cost outweighs the benefit for the dogcatchers.