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[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[Yonnie3]

1. To quote Trump, "You knew ... I was a snake when you took me in." n/t

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

2. "I have backed this President through thick and thin for four years. I campaigned for him

and voted for him twice. But, this utter failure is inexcusable."

Better late than never, but you, Lovegrove, have for 4 years been complicit. You have blood on your hands. Lives were lost thanks to you and others in your craven, crooked, hypocritical party supporting the fascist in the WH through countless anti-democratic, reckless, self-serving acts. You enabled him in all of it. And with the least bit of clear, honest judgment could easily have seen this coming.

[Wounded Bear]

5. What did that cop say? Oh yeah, "Thanks, but fuck you for being here."

[StarfishSaver]

3. This is an important point

Republicans don't have to go so far to acknowledge that Trump incited the riot. But they should be tee-totally pissed off that, once the insurrection began, he did absolutely nothing about it.

That, by itself, is more than enough to impeach and convict him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. PRECISELY

We can debate endlessly whether or not Trump's speech was protected by the First Amendment. What is not debatable is by consistently telling his supporters the election was stolen and they needed to right it he is morally responsible for the mayhem that took place on January 6th and continues to take place.

[StarfishSaver]

6. And, just as important

Even accepting the bs argument that he was not responsible for inciting it, how can anyone justify his complete inaction once it began?

[Hortensis]

7. Good point. Thanks, counsellor. :)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. He didn't try to interrupt it because he was actually reveling in the violence.

Brandenburg V Ohio established that for speech to be criminally actionable it has to be "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action". Trump as he is always want to do sprinkled in directives to the mob to be "peaceful" while also telling them they needed to protect "strength".

Anyway lots of protected speech is potentially impeachable. It doesn't take much imagination to think of examples.

[StarfishSaver]

9. Trump's inaction after the riots began are evidence of his intent to incite them