Hitler failed at a coup attempt in 1923, and was jailed for five years. Apparently, you can't keep a bad man down, either.

The most chilling anecdote in the January 6 narrative was Mike Pence demurring "I'm not getting in that car" when the Secret Service came to collect him.

"Pence clearly knew what Trump might have had in store for him if he didn’t overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election as Trump had demanded. “It’s anybody’s guess what could have happened — martial law, civil war. You know, the beginning of authoritarianism,” Rep. Raskin said, speculating on what might have unfolded if the plan was successful. “I want people to pay attention to what’s going on here, because that’s as close to fascism as I ever want my country to come to." (HillReporter, April 23, 2022)