Trump’s impeachment trial will expose a lot of ugly evidence about his campaign of incitement that led to the siege of the Capitol. It went far beyond his speech on January 6—he also talked up a "fight to the death" and repeatedly promoted a deranged video motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Top national security experts came to see Trump, literally, as a terrorist leader.
Kori Schake called him "an arsonist of radicalization."
As @juliettekayyem put it, "He tells them where to go. He tells them what to do. He tells them why they’re angry." motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Kori Schake called him "an arsonist of radicalization."
As @juliettekayyem put it, "He tells them where to go. He tells them what to do. He tells them why they’re angry." motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
A particularly haunting bit about Trump from January 6:
"As his supporters marauded through the Capitol and lawmakers hid, Trump watched the chaos on TV from inside the White House. He was entertained and buoyed by it, according to multiple news reports." motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
"As his supporters marauded through the Capitol and lawmakers hid, Trump watched the chaos on TV from inside the White House. He was entertained and buoyed by it, according to multiple news reports." motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Trump's impeachment defense itself will be a lie, claiming he was 'horrified' by the Capitol siege. The truth—according to extensive evidence in the public record—is that Trump was thrilled by the attack and kept pushing the Big Lie that was fueling it washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
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