1. Trump had knowledge that he lost the 2020 election but spread misinformation to the American public and made false statements claiming significant voter fraud led to his defeat;

  2. Trump planned to remove and replace the Attorney General and Justice Department officials in an effort to force the DOJ to support false allegations of election fraud;

  3. Trump pressured Vice President Pence to refuse certified electoral votes in the official count on January 6, in violation of the U.S. Constitution;

  4. Trump pressured state lawmakers and election officials to alter election results in his favor;

  5. Trump’s legal team and associates directed Republicans in seven states to produce and send fake “alternate” electoral slates to Congress and the National Archives;

  6. Trump summoned and assembled a destructive mob in Washington and sent them to march on the U.S. Capitol; and

  7. Trump ignored multiple requests to speak out in real time against the mob violence, refused to instruct his supporters to disband, and failed to take any immediate actions to halt attacks on the Capitol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_hearings_of_the_United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack#7PartPlan

  • TinidrilEnglish
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    1 month ago

    The real profanity here is that protecting the capital is an official duty of the President, meaning the recent Supreme Court ruling likely gives him full criminal immunity for failing to do so adequately.