Of the 25 Vermont lawmakers who declined to sponsor the controversial Trump impeachment resolution, only 10 would explain how they voted.

The predicted armed mob of angry Trump supporters failed to appear in Montpelier, and almost every other state capitol. But there were plenty of semi-auto-toting police and pancake-eating counter-protesters. 

Newly-elected Senator Russ Ingalls (R-Essex/Orleans) has been applauded by many conservatives for being the lone “no” vote on the Vermont Legislature’s call for Donald Trump to resign or be removed from office. But at least one of his constituents wrote a highly critical letter to the editor.

Republican leaders and candidates are distancing themselves as far as possible from the expected “armed rally” Jan. 17 in Montpelier. But the VT AFL-CIO says it will be there - and asks people to keep the kids at home.

The leftist organization Antifa did infiltrate the January 6 attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. – but only to monitor, not to instigate violence, a Northeast Antifa spokesperson told The Commons weekly newspaper in Brattleboro.

Sabens wouldn’t talk to VT Digger because of its slanted coverage of the Slate Ridge firearms facility. But his Facebook page had a lot to say. 

Well, there’s some good news coming out of Washington DC - the Capitol riot has finally split the Vermont GOP! Wishful thinking by Seven Days newest Fair Game columnist?

When Republican lawmakers gathered to discuss the upcoming vote on JRH #1, condemning both the violence in Washington DC and the president, the caucus was divided. Was this just an outcome of the resolution - or its desired effect?

The busload of 50-plus Trump supporters who attended the DC rally January 6 are being encouraged to quarantine and get tested for Covid.

Now the Vermont Senate wants to kick Trump out of office, too. The vote was 29-1.