Trump is out. Bill Maher introduces us to other right-wing extremists to look out for.

Whether or not the Republican held Senate will do the right thing and vote to impeach, remains to be seen. Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska has shown himself to be one of the good guys. He said today, "These men weren’t drunks who got rowdy — they were terrorists attacking this country’s constitutionally-mandated transfer of power.”

There is hope for the Republican Party. These ten House Republicans voted to impeach President Trump today - Liz Cheney, Anthony Gonzalez, Jaime Herrera Beutler, John Katko, Adam Kinzinger, Peter Meijer, Dan Newhouse, Tom Rice, Fred Upton, David Valadao

Adam Kinzinger - First Republican Member of Congress to Call for Trump's Removal From Office

Why did Wednesday, January 6 happen?

1) Trump - He is consumed with his own power. He cannot accept defeat. He is willing to say what people want to hear so that they follow him. 2) Social Media - At no time in history have people had access to (mis)information so rapidly. The misinformation and anger has spread like fire. 3) COVID - People in America are frustrated by the "control" the pandemic has had on them. They see it as compromising their freedom. 4) Racism - This goes way back. We had slavery. We had a Civil War. The south wanted to keep slavery. The north (and President Lincoln) wanted to end it. The north won the war. Lincoln lost his life (assassinated because he wanted to end slavery). Black people were given the right to vote after the Civil War victory, but racism persisted. So much so that they were kept from voting for another 100 years. In the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement happened. It was the "Black Lives Matter" of its day. Improvements were made. We even got our first black president in Barack Obama (2009 - 2017). People on the left were thrilled. People on the right were outraged. This is when the social media storm began and people like Donald Trump were saying things like Obama was not a citizen. This was when Trump's lies started entering people's political thoughts. His lies continued. He said things that the racist right wanted to hear. They wanted to believe it so much that they didn't bother to check to see if what he said was true. This continued to his election and has persisted through these last four years. He has told lie after lie and people have believed him because he says what they want to hear. This notion that the left stole the election has been a lie, but the crazed right-wing rioters wanted to believe it. Those violent criminals who tried to stop the democratic process and threatened our elected officials in Congress and destroyed parts of the people's Capital Building and caused the death of five people were inspired by Trump at the rally he held earlier that day and for months and years prior. Now we have Obama's former Vice President as our President and a mixed race female Vice President. Racists and sexists are outraged. There are parallels to Hitler and his followers. Things came to a point where no one dared oppose him. The same happened in our Congress. Every Republican stood by him until the insurrection on the Capitol Building on Wednesday. Some Republicans are now seeing the light and will vote for impeachment. It is important for impeachment to move forward. Our democracy must prevail. The actions of Trump, the instigator, and his violent followers must be punished to the full extent of the law.

Seth Meyers Reports on January 6 Events - Trump Supporters, at his Encouragement, Try to Subvert Democracy as they Take Over the Capital Building While Congress is in Session Officially Tallying the Electoral Votes. Their Count is the Will of the People. Biden Will be Our Next President and Trump's Thugs Cannot Stop Our Democracy from Moving Forward.