I agree with your point, but it isn't Trump that showed that. It was the country itself. Even with full control of everything, the Democrats were not able to properly punish Trump. This is in large part due to the Supreme Court helping out, but also due to ineffectual prosecution (e.g. Garland), and incompetency (e.g. the Georgia case) and blatant "lawfare" (hate that term), with a misdemeanor being upgraded to a felony in New York.
This has created a scenario where the average person believes lawsuits against Trump are without merit, even though that's not true. Add in the incompetent media and you have a powerful potion.
Yes, except the bit about the upgraded charge. It was perfectly valid, and a serious crime, just very poorly explained. Which gets to the real problem: the combination of people in charge of enforcing consequences don't have the proper incentives to do so; and a criminal willing to resort to violence.
> Democrats were not able to properly punish Trump
We’ve still got Chuck Schumer playing it business as usual. There is nothing in the Democratic Party that signals an emergency; the DNC didn’t even hint at lessons learned.
The Dems are playing it the way they have to - which is like a legitimate political party. So I suppose they are playing it according to the constitution, which means things have to go to the courts.
Which is the right thing to do.
The deal is that the Trump is upping the ante constantly.
This has created a scenario where the average person believes lawsuits against Trump are without merit, even though that's not true. Add in the incompetent media and you have a powerful potion.