The history books won't be kind to Trump's enablers

They'll be remembered as villains

Rudy Giuliani.
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Ben Sasse isn't just a politician — he's a historian. Before becoming a Republican senator for Nebraska, he earned a Ph.D in history from Yale University, then served as president of Midland University. The Senate is full of men and women with huge egos who secretly hope and believe the eyes of history are upon them, but Sasse might have a deeper appreciation of what that actually means.

That could explain why, on Thursday night, Sasse released a statement rebuking President Trump's lawyers — including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — for the outrageous, conspiracy-mongering press conference they held earlier in the day at which they floated false theories that the election had been stolen from their client, part of an unprecedented effort to subvert and overturn Trump's election loss to Joe Biden.

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.