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1. Donald Trump planned the “wild” event, he prevented appropriate security, he told them to “fight like hell” & sent them to the Capitol. They received the message.
He must be convicted in the Senate!
He must be convicted in the Senate!
2. Donald Trump spent months planning the January 6 telling his followers lies about election fraud & encouraging them to “fight” for him. He tweeted about a big protest in D.C. that would be “wild” not peaceful.
3. On social media there was chatter of planned violence & officials warned of the danger of the rally during certification. Donald Trump prevented appropriate security & crowd control for his Jan. 6 rally that led to the storming of the Capitol & people dying.
4. Donald Trump’s speech at Jan 6 rally attacked democracy & elected officials, spouted lies about the election. Said “If you don’t fight like hell you are not going to have a country anymore”. He sent them to March to the Capitol with no crowd control https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6
5. Donald Trump was not planning a peaceful rally. Trump campaign & dark money groups invested in getting as many people to Washington as possible for a “Wild” protest. People came to be “Wild” & he was very aware of this:


6. Donald Trump & his campaign started grooming his supporters for violence when they realized they were down in the polls. He brought the “Trump Army” to attack our Capitol on January 6


7. Our nation’s leaders were in serious danger. Trump did nothing to stop the insurrection. Pence, McConnell, Pelosi, & Schumer had to scramble to get reinforcements while Trump hampered the National Gaurd & told the insurrectionists he loved them. https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-trump-call-national-guard-after-rioters-stormed-capitol-1560186
8. Supporters continued to plan violence on the Capitol & Donald Trump made it clear he would not honor a peaceful transfer of power & attend the inauguration.
He abandoned his duties & thousands of National Guard troops had to fortify the Capitol for the inauguration.
He abandoned his duties & thousands of National Guard troops had to fortify the Capitol for the inauguration.
9. It is also important to remember. The pardons of criminals Flynn, Stone & Bannon set the stage for an insurrection on the Capitol. https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/15/2009452/-Election-fraud-provocateurs-Flynn-Bannon-and-Stone-now-claim-they-never-endorsed-violence
