Wait...we should ignore claims in August saying "the only way they win is if they steal the election", speeches/tweets in other locations prior to Jan. 6th pleading to the audience to be IN D.C. on the 6th to "Stop the Steal" and any number of other references directing them when, where and how to conduct the insurrection? Really?
I'm struggling to understand the inference that Trump was simply some random dude that randomly showed up in D.C on the Mall on Jan. 6th with 400,000 others that also randomly showed up to listen to a speech by a random person and somehow collectively (randomly?) decided to attack the Capital building for some unknown reason.
If you remove "random" and "unknown" then how did that all happen? Who was an organizing influence? How did an estimated mob of 800 (NOT the peaceful rally goers) know to attack the Capital building? Who gave them the idea to "hang Mike Pence"? Who invited them to the Capital building which several were screaming at police during the insurrection?
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