Sure seems that way. This also would have given him an excuse to declare martial law. 1/
3/ “They then dispersed to various points in the building, and messages show they were intent on heading to the Senate, where then-Vice President Mike Pence was presiding over a GOP-led challenge to Arizona’s electoral vote count.”politico.com/news/2021/03/2…
4/ Another possibility. He was apparently waiting for an excuse to declare martial law (or otherwise prevent certification) but it never came.

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