Carolin_Gallego said:
This one detail does not subtract from the massive amount of evidence and testimony (mostly from Republicans in Trump's own administration) that clearly proves:
- President Trump engaged in a massive effort to knowingly spread false and fraudulent information to the American public claiming the 2020 election was stolen from him. This action was taken after his staff investigated the claims and had told him his assertions were false.
- President Trump then corruptly planned to replace the Acting Attorney General, so that the Department of Justice would support his fake election claims.
- President Trump then corruptly pressured Vice President Pence to refuse to count certified electoral votes in violation of the US Constitution and the law. This action was taken after his lawyer, Eastman, admitted it was illegal.
- President Trump then corruptly pressured state election officials, and state legislators, to change election results.
- President Trump then instructed his legal team and other Trump associates to have Republicans create false electoral slates and transmit those slates to Congress and the National Archives.
- President Trump then summoned and assembled a mob in Washington and directed them to march on the US Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power, knowing they were armed (see yesterday's testimony). Trump also said in his speech that he would join the mob at the Capitol and we have testimony that his Secret Service detail would not allow him to attend.
- As the violence was underway, President Trump not only ignored multiple pleas for assistance, failed to take immediate action to stop the violence, failed to instruct his supporters to leave the Capitol, but he also targeted the U.S. Vice President when he knew (testimony confirms) people in the Capitol were threatening his life.
Trump cultists don't care. There's a few moderates who will swing to agree that Orange Man Bad on Jan 6. Everyone else on the left already hated Trump anyway, so it changes nothing for them.
He also told the Oath Keepers or Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by." Very poor "choice" of words. Then he gave the "fight like hell" speech on Jan 6 when people around him were trying to get him to omit it. The fact, standing alone, that they would even set or participate in a rally on Jan 6 and tell people to march on the Capitol was irresponsible. His comments about Pence were too.
The biggest thing about yesterday was it was a window into his mindset that day, and it was not at all what you'd want it to be. However, I'm giving this a 48 hour rule and probably even longer after the Russia hoax. And I want to hear more from the USSS.
I don't know if any crimes were committed (other than the one on ketchup.) but I think we have firmly established that Orange Man was, in fact, BAD.
Hopefully it results in DeSantis 2024. I'm not voting for Biden again.