Prosecution of an Insurrection by The House Impeachment Managers and the House Defense

Prosecution of an Insurrection by The House Impeachment Managers and the House Defense

Author:The House Impeachment Managers and the House Defense
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The New Press
Published: 2021-05-15T00:00:00+00:00


So President Trump offered them a little winking inside joke about his constant incitement of the mob and how much can actually be communicated by him with just a little nod—just a little nod. He presided over another pounding, rhythmic rendition of his trademark chant: “Lock her up. Lock her up.” Then, referring to the FBI’s foiling of the kidnapping conspiracy, which was deadly serious, he said that he helped her out with a problem. “Maybe it was a problem; maybe it wasn’t.” We will “have to see.” “Maybe it was a problem; maybe it wasn’t.”

The President of the United States of America—he could not bring himself to publicly oppose a kidnapping and potential assassination conspiracy plot against a sitting Governor of one of our fifty States? Trump knew exactly what he was doing in inciting the January 6 mob—exactly.

He had just seen how easily his words and actions inspired riots in Michigan. He sent a clear message to his supporters. He encouraged planning and conspiracies to take over capitol buildings and threaten public officials who refused to bow down to his political will. Is there any chance Donald Trump was surprised by the results of his own incitement? Let’s do what Tom Paine told us to do, use our common sense, the sense we have in common as citizens.

If we don’t draw the line here, what is next? What makes you think the nightmare with Donald Trump and his lawmaking and violent mobs is over? If we let him get away with it, and then it comes to your State capital or it comes back here again, what are we going to say? These prior acts of incitement cast a harsh light on Trump’s obvious intent—obvious intent—his unavoidable knowledge of the consequences of his incitement, the unavoidable knowledge of the consequences of his incitement, and the clear foreseeability of the violent harm that he unleashed on our people and our Republic.

January 6 was not some unexpected, radical break from his normal law-abiding and peaceful disposition. This was his state of mind. This was his essential M.O. He knew that, egged on by his tweets, his lies, and his promise of a wild time in Washington to guarantee his grip on power, his most extreme followers would show up bright and early, ready to attack, ready to engage in violence, ready to fight like hell for their hero, just like they answered his call in Michigan.

President Trump has said over and over his supporters are loyal. In his own words, his supporters are the “most loyal” we have seen in our country’s history. He knew that his most hardcore supporters were willing to direct violence at elected officials—indeed, to attack and lay siege to a capitol building—and he knew they would be ready to heed his call on January 6 to stop the steal by using violence to block the peaceful transfer of power in the United States. He knew they were coming. He brought them here, and he welcomed them with open arms: We hear you (and love you) from the Oval Office.



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