The following appears in another thread but let's make it a thread of its own in light of the continuing denial on the Right that Trump helped attack his country.
l. The rally was a prelude to a planned march to the Capitol building where the Senate was in session to rubber stamp the election.
2. Trump encouraged the rally crowd, in the hundreds, to attend the closed session.
3. Trump said the purpose in attending the session would be to persuade Pence not to participate and in that way possibly block Biden from taking office.
4. But it was a closed session. We can assume Trump did not expect the crowd to obtain visitor passes.
5. Not only the session of the senate was closed, the building was closed.
6. The building was locked and guarded by Capitol police.
7. Trump knew when he sent them on their mission that the Senate was in closed session, that the building was closed, that the building was guarded. Trump might say he did not know these things, even with the Secret Service there telling him he should not go himself, and on that wobble would rest his one and only defense.
8. Only by attacking the Capitol could the crowd do what Trump rallied them to do.
l. The rally was a prelude to a planned march to the Capitol building where the Senate was in session to rubber stamp the election.
2. Trump encouraged the rally crowd, in the hundreds, to attend the closed session.
3. Trump said the purpose in attending the session would be to persuade Pence not to participate and in that way possibly block Biden from taking office.
4. But it was a closed session. We can assume Trump did not expect the crowd to obtain visitor passes.
5. Not only the session of the senate was closed, the building was closed.
6. The building was locked and guarded by Capitol police.
7. Trump knew when he sent them on their mission that the Senate was in closed session, that the building was closed, that the building was guarded. Trump might say he did not know these things, even with the Secret Service there telling him he should not go himself, and on that wobble would rest his one and only defense.
8. Only by attacking the Capitol could the crowd do what Trump rallied them to do.


