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Well now they can't hide behind the 5th ammendment if the time ever comes to talk about Trump's involvement
I'd love that, but he's buying their loyalty and everyone knows it - the co-conspirators can do nothing and probably nothing will happen to them, or they can betray him (i.e., not betray the Constitution and country), and risk some kind of retribution through him or his sycophants. They'll choose option #2.
And beyond that, even if Trump leaves office without a civil war, he will pardon himself the last day, I guarantee it. The Supreme Court with its executive immunity decision already laid the groundwork to reject challenges to even blatantly illegal self-pardons.
I want nothing more than Trump to be punished for any of his crimes. But it certainly won't happen in his lifetime and probably neither in ours.
Beyond that, accepting a pardon is legally an admission of guilt. So, as undisputed insurrectionists, they're all now ineligible for public office.
Assuming, that is, that the Constitution still applies…