If it breaks as advertised, a 21st century version of those conditions will be realized. As well as the upwelling desire for the scales of justice to be balanced. The perps won’t be seen as sympathetic when the rest of their history is laid bare.
I hope you are right. The DEMs appear to be immune to facts and reason, being driven purely by an intention to gain power and control or eradicate their opposition.
In the "Booth case," the state of war was precedent to the assassination; and it was the state of war that justified resort to military tribunal for citizens, while civilian courts were open. I don't see that fact pattern with U1 or framing the elected president with known false charges.