The U.S. is preparing to talk with Iran about restarting the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal that President Trump walked away from. I will appear on Iranian television out of Tehran this evening to discuss what this may mean for an agreement, and sanctions and general relations. Down the road, the talks could get wild. The original Accord was signed by the Iranians, the Americans, the Brits, French, Germans, Russians, and Chinese. This was before Pres. Trump unilaterally walked away from the Accord.

After a sitting President lied over and over again to the American people because he didn’t like the outcome of a vote, then tried to manipulate public officials to change the vote regardless, and then drove his supporters into a fury and sent them to the Capitol to “get tough” with Congress (his words, not mine), is the U.S. even in the position to promote democracy? It’s an interested question because despite all of this, President Biden was sworn into office and a good number of Republicans have finally come out acknowledging the votes of Americans.

I appear as an American Lawyer on Press TV based out of the Middle East to discuss the international ramifications for democracy.

While the trigger was pulled on January 6th, Trump’s efforts to foment a rebellion began before he took office and he did not do this alone. He has been beating the drum from the beginning.

• What he did in Charlottesville

• What he did in Pittsburgh

• What he did with the Proud Boys, White Supremacists being good guys and to stand by

• Calling the Democrats, the Media, his political enemies traitors

• What he did in Michigan again the Governor when these same people were planning a kidnapping and murder

• When he continued lying regardless of 60 plus lawsuits that were slapped down

• Calling a rally on January 6th, the date of the Certification Not far from the Capitol.

• Ramping them up

• Having Trump Jr say “History is watching” and “Be a Hero, not a zero”

• Telling them to go to the Capitol

• Telling them to get tough

• Making sure he didn’t call out the Guard. He never did

• Finally , after the riot started, saying “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously stripped away from great patriots . . .”.

• And then telling the Rioters, “We love you.”

So much for American exceptionalism. America has long argued that we were the shining city o the hill and somehow different from the rest of the world. Of course, it wasn’t true and now, as if there was plenty of proof available, it is pretty undeniable now.