My question: If not an intentional insurrection, then what does he claim WAS the intent??
The rally was planned for January 6th. It wasn't a campaign rally - all the votes were in. The House Managers showed it was a "Stop the Steal" and "Fight for Trump" rally meant to overturn the election.
Defense pretense could be:
1) Trump didn't really mean to overturn the election by an insurrection.
- Begging the question: Then why rally them that day, and turn them to the Capitol at that moment?
2) He didn't direct them to breach the Capitol.
- Begging the question: What did he mean when he told them to go to the Capitol and "give Republicans courage" to overturn the election? If they stayed outside the boundaries, they wouldn't have been heard.
3) He didn't direct them to use violence to interrupt the vote certification.
- Begging the questions: If it was all to "stop the steal," and violent insurgence was the only means left, what else could possibly have been his intention in holding that rally on that day, with his most rabid supporters, using those incendiary words?
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