Under the Sun
"What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun."
-- Ecclesiastes 1: 9 ("The Preacher" )
I am going to guess that no one here was shocked to learn that the Trump administration used the IRS to go after their "enemies." While others were obviously involved, we can be damned sure that Trump had demanded this happen, for it is his reptilian nature to want to punish his opposition. And he understands the IRS can cause people discomfort.
The Trump administration was not the first to be accused of this abuse of power. But he may be only the second who committed "indictable crimes." The other one was Richard Nixon; his abuse became one of the Articles of Impeachment passed by the House Judiciary Committee.
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/14/archives/an-explanation-the-allegatoins-of-nixons-irs-interference-many.html
I think the other possibility was when the IRS audited the NAACP in 2004, after its chairman, Julian Bond, gave a speech attacking the president for his war in Iraq and war on public education. (Note: if younger readers are not familiar with Julian Bond, do yourself a favor and do some resarch on him. I think he was among the greatest of his generation.)
In this case, it is obvious that Trump committed crimes by violating Section 7212 of the Internal Revenue Code, the same as Nixon had.
Now, let's turn our attention to another repulsive character, one easy to recognize from the fecal stain on his face, the result of humiliating himself over and again by kissing Trump's ass. Yes, Lindsey Graham, recently identified as one of "the most pathetic men in America."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/kevin-mccarthy-lindsey-graham-trump-devotion-2024-election/661508/
Like other spineless republicans, Lindsey does not wish to cooperate with a subpoena from the grand jury investigation of "election meddling" in Georgia. Nothing says, "I have nothing to hide" quite like refusing to answer questions from a grand jury. One thinks of General Flynn's taking the 5th when asked if he believed in the peaceful transfer of power. I reckon that Lindsey's not wanting to testify ilustrates, in a curious way, an awareness of the power of truth. Yet he is in for a reckoning, in the archaic sense of the word, if he thinks that will work.
This Georgia grand jury is an investigative one, and these ones have a much greater power to compel both access to documents and testimony than a congressional committee. This is because, rather than only having the powers of one of the three branches of government, they are not only part of the executive by way of prosecutors, but also viewed as under the judiciary, as a judge oversees the grand jury.
Now, it has been said that one in ten attornies graduated in the lowest ten percent of their class. But even the least talented lawyer does not want a guilty client to give statements to law enforcement, much less testify. The choice is ultimately up to the client, and those that take the stand despite their lawyer's advice tend to be as unsuccessful as criminals who represent themselves in court.
Poor Lindsey may try to delay having to testify. But, unlike a congressional committe making a referral to the DOJ, there is a judge involved, who will not tolerate Graham's shit.
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I would not put a chihuahua down to Lindsey's level. A chihuahua once chased the teenage me up onto a piano stool (they have needle-like teeth). On the other hand, I did see a trembling one once; it cowered when I simply tried to pet it.
Graham's performance during Kavanaugh's hearing before the judiciary committee was over the top. It makes me want to see him testifying in a criminal trial where he has some precious stake in the outcome. (Whatever he does in front of a grand jury will likely never be made public).
I confess to not even hearing about Rubin Carter until Bob Dylan came out with "Hurricane". The song was so detailed it just had to be based in fact, but there was no Internet at the time to turn to for confirmation. It remained mostly a nagging mystery to me for years.
The following may be the "official audio", but the vinyl sounds better to me. 
