The Dangerous Lie Trump’s DOJ Is About to Sell America
How the 2020 Election “Investigation” Is Really a Blueprint to Erase January 6th...and Prosecute His Rivals
The Dangerous Lie Trump’s DOJ Is About to Sell America
How the 2020 Election “Investigation” Is Really a Blueprint to Erase January 6th…and Prosecute His Rivals
The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter #630: Tuesday, November 4th, 2025.
Let’s cut the BS.
Donald Trump’s so-called investigation into the 2020 election isn’t about integrity.
It’s not about justice.
It’s not about righting a wrong.
It’s not even about “restoring confidence” in our democracy.
It’s about rewriting history.
It’s about creating an alternate reality where he was the victim…Biden is the criminal… and every Trump loyalist…who stormed the Capitol…is a misunderstood hero.
And more importantly…
…it’s about justifying the next round of purges…prosecutions…and power grabs.
You think this is just about the past?
You think this is just rehashing a “stolen election” narrative?
No.
It’s a pretext.
It’s set up.
It’s a signal to the MAGA base that everything that comes next is righteous vengeance.
The Tools of Authoritarian Gaslighting
Let me show you how this scam works.
It starts with a “review” or “investigation” of 2020…framed as a necessary cleansing.
Then comes a flood of innuendo.
No actual evidence.
Just enough implication to create smoke for the headlines.
Then they’ll say:
“We’re not saying fraud definitely occurred…but the American people deserve answers.”
What that really means is:
“We’re fabricating questions to create a new truth.”
And from that new “truth”…comes the justification.
For what?
Targeting Democratic operatives
Prosecuting Biden officials
Possibly even disqualifying future Democratic candidates as part of “cleaning the books”
In other words:
This is how fascists rewrite the origin story.
This is how dictators remove the blemishes.
This is how they erase their own guilt…and hang it around the neck of someone else.
The Narrative They’re Building…Step By Step
Let me break this down in simple...brutal language.
This is the story they are preparing to sell the American people. Watch for every piece of it. You’ll see it rolled out…across right-wing media…right-wing Twitter/X…Fox News… podcasts…Telegram groups…and even pseudo-respectable op-eds in legacy publications.
Here’s how it goes:
1. “We Were Right All Along…The 2020 Election Was Rigged”
They won’t prove anything. They don’t have to.
They just need to revive old claims and wrap them in the prestige of DOJ letterhead.
They’ll dredge up every lie you’ve already heard…ballot harvesting…dead voters…hacked machines…and repackage it as “new findings.”
You’ll hear phrases like:
“Recently uncovered discrepancies”
“Unusual voter trends”
“Potentially coordinated efforts”
“Evidence ignored by the media”
Translation?
Old garbage…reheated for public consumption.
But this time…it’s wrapped in the aura of official investigation.
And for a public that’s exhausted…confused…and tired of parsing facts?
That’s enough.
2. “January 6 Was a Reaction to a Crime…Not a Crime Itself”
This is where the real danger metastasized.
Because once Trump’s DOJ painted 2020 as a “criminal act against the people,” everything that followed…especially the violent siege on January 6…suddenly became justified.
And that’s exactly how they sold it.
They said:
“The American people were provoked.”
“Their voices were silenced.”
“They had no other recourse.”
They reframed the insurrection….as a patriotic protest…that merely “got out of hand.”
And now?
Most…of those rioters have already been pardoned.
Their records wiped clean.
Their actions recast as “defensive measures” in service of a stolen election.
Because when you rewrite the history of the crime…
you can whitewash the criminals.
And with that…Trump not only erased the stain of January 6…
He turned it into a badge of honor.
3. “The Real Coup Was the Deep State’s Cover-Up”
In this version of the story, Trump is not the coup plotter…he’s the victim of a coup.
They’ll claim the DOJ, FBI, Big Tech, and the media colluded to “install” Biden.
That makes every action Trump took…from trying to decertify states…to pressuring Pence… to inciting the crowd…justified.
And it makes every person who tried to hold him accountable…complicit in the real crime.
This flips the entire story upside down.
And that’s not an accident.
It’s the only way to legally justify what comes next.
4. “Now We Must Restore Justice…By Prosecuting the Criminals”
This isn’t some hypothetical next step. It’s already underway.
Trump’s DOJ has begun targeting Democratic election officials…former prosecutors… Biden-appointed judges…even local secretaries of state.
They say:
“They interfered with an election.”
“They suppressed evidence.”
“They engaged in fraud.”
But make no mistake…this isn’t about justice.
It’s about vengeance…cloaked in legalese.
They’re not restoring democracy.
They’re laying legal groundwork for one-party rule.
And the MAGA base? They’re cheering it on…because the real goal was never justice.
It was retribution.
5. “And By the Way…Trump Was the Real Winner All Along”
This was always the end goal.
And now they’re executing it in real time.
Every speech…every press release…every new “discovery” from Trump’s DOJ…is framed as proof…that Trump was the rightful winner…and everything that’s happened since 2020 has been a cover-up.
It’s not about the evidence.
It’s about rewriting the timeline.
They want America to believe…Trump never lost…and that anyone who says otherwise is guilty of treason.
What This Means in Real Terms
If this sounds like dramatic theorizing…good. It should.
Because that’s what history will call it if we don’t name it now.
Let’s be specific about what this kind of narrative war enables:
*Criminal charges against political opponents
*Retaliation against judges…journalists…and election officials
*The complete delegitimization of Biden
*And the justification for never accepting another Democratic win again
It’s not just about Trump’s ego.
It’s about setting the stage for permanent minority rule.
And Here’s the Sick Genius of It…
Trump is using a move straight from the autocrat’s playbook.
Commit the crime
Blame your enemies for it
Prosecute them for the cover-up
Claim moral authority for doing it
Sound familiar?
It should.
It’s how Putin erased his rivals.
It’s how Erdogan cracked down on dissent.
It’s how Hungary…Brazil…Venezuela…hell, even Nazi Germany…dismantled opposition and claimed purity of cause.
And now…it’s happening here.
Why It Feels Like They’re Getting Away With It
Because they’re using the oldest…most effective strategy in politics:
Make it so overwhelming and unbelievable…that people tune out.
And…it works.
People see the scope of it and say,
“They’d never go that far.”
They said that in 2016.
They said it in 2020.
They said it after the insurrection.
They were wrong.
And unless we name what’s happening now…for what it is…a campaign to rewrite reality and criminalize dissent…they’ll be wrong again.
What Needs to Happen Next
So what do we do…now that it’s already happening?
We expose the blueprint…before it gets entirely built.
Call out the fake investigation for what it is: a political weapon…not a fact-finding mission.
Refuse to let the January 6 narrative be rewritten. Every time it’s reframed as a protest…hammer the facts.
Support and elevate real communicators. People like AOC…Jamie Raskin…Robert Garcia…and others who won’t just talk…but fight. (Yes..I’ve left people out…)
Create our own echo chambers. Don’t just share headlines…build pressure…with volume and consistency.
Remind people: Trump is president…and has been…now…for 10 months. This isn’t hypothetical. The takeover is active. The clock is running.
Final Thoughts
This isn’t about Trump proving 2020 was stolen.
It’s about erasing the crimes he committed to steal it back.
It’s about putting every Democrat on trial…not in court…but in the court of public opinion…so he can say, “See? I told you…I was the victim.”
Don’t fall for the theater.
Don’t normalize the framing.
And for the love of this country…don’t go quiet.
Because while Trump tries to rewrite history...we better be damn sure…we’re still writing…the future.
Stay strong. Stay pissed. Stay calmly pissed.
Back soon,
-Jack
P.S. In the upcoming paid edition…I’ll walk you through exactly:
How these investigations will be used to criminalize you
What prosecutors and judges need to be prepared for
How to respond locally if subpoenas or arrests begin
The 3 most likely high-profile Democrats to be targeted first
And how to create “narrative firewalls” before the truth gets drowned out
If you’re not yet a paid subscriber…this is the moment to step behind the curtain.
Because the fight ahead?
It’s not just political.
It’s psychological.
(In case you haven’t noticed…I’ve been kind of obsessed with this particular realm…of the world around me…for decades.)
And you’re going to need every tool…we’ve got.
Thanks for your insight!! My observations lately tell me that the country is waking up (SNAP specifically) and is starting to see through the smoke and mirrors of DJT. While his cult may still believe him, I think there are now even more who know otherwise…including his own! Keep speaking loudly, we need your voice now more than ever!
Thank you Jack as always.