Maybe Trump knew the likely result of his speech was violent insurrection bc 1) he had told the violent insurrectionists to “stand by”, 2) they had massed outside DC awaiting orders, 3) his team intervened to change the rally date to Jan 6, then 4) moved route to the Capitol...
5) he celebrated attempted murder when supporters tried to run a bus off the road; 6) he celebrated the invasion of the Michigan Capitol by armed insurrectionists; 7) he celebrated attempted kidnap & murder of the governor of Michigan...
8) he had personally ordered an illegal paramilitary attack on peaceful protesters in Lafayette Park, where chemical agents were used in an offensive manner, 9) a grave crime his supporters imitated when they attacked the Capitol...
10) he obsessively boosted candidates who spoke well of the Q Anon cult, which his own administration had labeled a threat to national security that was known to be harboring & radicalizing extremists bent on insurrectionist violence.
These are just some examples of how we KNOW Trump knew what he was doing. Another is his open celebration of & welcoming of armed terrorist organizations, some officially designated as such: businessinsider.com/trumps-history…
We also know that people close to Trump KNEW he was planning violent insurrection, if necessary, to hold onto power, because of his perverted understanding of American law & his own sense of responsibility for serious crimes. businessinsider.com/michael-cohen-…
Michael Cohen also testified that Trump gives specific instructions for illegal acts not by directly stating the illegal intent, but by using coded language, vehement emotions & repetition to make clear there is no other interpretation possible. miamiherald.com/article2268654…
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