'Trump said to do so': Accounts of rioters who say the president spurred them to rush the Capitol co

[nitpicker]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-said-to-do-so-accounts-of-rioters-who-say-the-president-spurred-them-to-rush-the-capitol-could-be-pivotal-testimony/ar-BB1cOxCy?ocid=msedgntp

((From WaPo))

‘Trump said to do so’: Accounts of rioters who say the president spurred them to rush the Capitol could be pivotal testimony

Rosalind Helderman, Spencer Hsu, Rachel Weiner 8 mins ago

A man from Kentucky told the FBI that he and his cousin began marching toward the U.S. Capitol last week Dec. 6 because “President Trump said to do so.” Chanting “Stop the steal,” the two men tramped through the building and snapped a photo of themselves with their middle fingers raised, according to court documents.
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The accounts of people who said they were inspired by the president to take part in the melee inside the Capitol vividly show the impact of Trump’s months-long attack on the integrity of the 2020 election and his exhortations to supporters to “fight” the results.

Some have said they felt called to Washington by Trump and his false message that the election had been stolen, as well as by his efforts to pressure Congress and Vice President Pence to overturn the result.

But others drew an even more direct link — telling the FBI or news organizations that they headed to the Capitol on what they believed were direct orders from the president issued at a rally that day.

While legal experts are split on whether Trump could face criminal liability for his role in the events of Jan. 6, testimony from rioters who felt directed to take part in illegal acts by his speech could inform a decision by prosecutors about whether to attempt to build a case. Short of that, the testimony from rioters is likely to be cited in Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate and could become evidence should people injured in the Capitol attack seek to file lawsuits against Trump.
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[Wicked Blue]

1. And if he told them to go jump off a cliff, they would that too

Oh, the stupidity

[blueinredohio]

9. OMG, I was just going to post this.

[Blue Owl]

2. And suddenly Mr. "Only I Can Fix It" takes no responsibility, one last time...

[luv2fly]

3. I call bullshit

Yes they are lemmings, but they're just looking for someone else to blame.

[torius]

4. A teen who told someone

to kill himself, which he did, was jailed. Her text messages were evidence.

[underpants]

5. Dec. 6. Just saying.

[BeyondGeography]

6. These people have nothing to lose by saying things Trump might not like

While Republicans cower in fear of offending him, these people are obscure, out of reach, too numerous to intimidate.

That makes them a very different sort of problem for him.

[RGinNJ]

7. "Direct orders" ? Just what part of the chain of command are these

civilians claiming to be in?

[SheltieLover]

8. Good question!

Didn't work for Nazis!

[Claire Oh Nette]

10. Cultists

Following direct orders when you aren't in the military is by definition, cult behavior?

They are exactly what we think they are. Members of a hate cult.