Thread by @timeindawater1

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!

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
rev.com/blog/transcrip…

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.

newsweek.com/fact-check-did…

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.

9. It is also important to remember. The pardons of criminals Flynn, Stone & Bannon set the stage for an insurrection on the Capitol.

m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1…