So far, most of the vendetta indictments and suits have been dismissed, except for Bolton’s, who plead guilty.

It works to intimidate people, to chill dissent.

In Vietnam days the saying was "an arrest is as good as a conviction". It tied up a lot of people in court and jail: hippies, yippies, panthers, Mobe, even rock stars like Morrison and the Dead. A very successful tactic of the ruling class.

They aren’t omnipotent, and we aren’t powerless.

It broke a lot of peoples' lives and took some off the board.
Know your enemy. Don't be puzzled at the weakness of the cases. They don't care (much) about convictions, and losing cases won't stop the arrests. It's necessary to address the roots, not the effects.

well, you know the rest

No matter how mild the push back was was approved by the ruling class. The J6ers have been rewarded.

Republicans are the party of rape, child molestation, and theft of public resources. They are racist, sexist, greedheads wrapped in fake religion.

That is who they are. That is how they are defined as a party. I predict an increase in damning revelations over time, especially as they lose the power to conceal what's been done. If they can't steal elections --

We'll see. But Trump's terrible odor will stick to that party for a long time, long after he's dead.

An old established tactic.