How Trump stormed the Capitol on January 6
The story of the attack on the main symbol of the United States spread throughout the world in 2020. For the country, this event was a real shock, but for the whole world it was a sign that chaos reigns in the States, they are in crisis. This week the investigation into the events of those days was completed. For the first time, all the evidence of the guilt of the participants in the assault, as well as the direct influence of Trump, was publicly presented.
I have read all 845 pages of the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the events of January 6, and studied the transcripts of the testimony of witnesses and the accused. The January 6 committee consisted of both Republicans and Democrats. All 9 came to the same conclusion - one person is to blame for everything and his name is Donald Trump. If not for his participation, the tragedy of January 6 would not have happened. All the conclusions of the report will become the basis for future reforms, which should affect the public accountability of top officials and the electoral system.
The investigation lasted 18 months and for the first time provides the public with the story of how these events occurred. More than 100 people have been found guilty or are awaiting a decision in their case. 60 court cases on non-recognition of election results throughout the country were analyzed. More than 70 people gave evidence during the Committee's 9 public hearings.
The most interesting is the testimony of Trump's inner circle, according to which all campaign managers and advisers dissuaded Trump from not recognizing the election results. Everyone except his loyal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani.
Key findings:
1. Participants in the assault went to the Capitol after Trump’s statement about a stolen election. Most of them are former military personnel and members of paramilitary groups. For them, Trump’s public call on TV and social networks to protect the electoral system is a direct order from the commander in chief. To better understand their thoughts, it is enough to refer to the defendant Young’s quote: “We thought that, like the French, they stormed the fortress of the Bastille.” Despite their commitment to discipline and military drill, the “Januaryists” admitted their guilt and admitted that they were ashamed of the honor of their uniform after participating in these events.
2. Trump deliberately planned, even before the election results were summed up, to refuse to accept the results of the campaign in the event of his defeat. All of his team's public speakers testified that they had no reason to believe that the election was stolen. None of them could or planned to provide evidence that the elections were rigged. This data does not exist in nature.
3. Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence not to recognize the election results and refuse to certify them.
4. Trump tried to persuade the US Department of Justice to give false evidence to overturn the presidential election. After all the officials refused, he offered the position of acting attorney general to Jeff Clark, who planned to claim a “stolen election.”
5. Trump pressured state officials and senators to change the election results in their states. He suggested that senators not recognize the lists of electors from states where they lost.
6. Trump attempted to transmit false election certificates to Congress and the National Archives.
7. The main forces behind the assault on January 6 were the Proud Boys and Oath Keeper groups.
8. During the storming of the Capitol, Trump could have ordered security forces and other agencies to prevent these events, but did nothing. 3 hours before the assault, he assumed that a rebellion might begin.
9. Trump's technologists advised him to write neutrally about the vote count, but Trump instead blurted out talking points about a stolen election and irregularities. The headquarters did not support his decisions.
10. The idea of recognizing oneself as the winner of the elections in any case appeared long before voting day. There is audio evidence from Steve Bannon and Roger Stone. The first spoke about Trump’s plan for an event with Chinese partners back on October 31 (the elections were on November 3).
11. Could Trump retract his statements later? - Yes. And the legal service, and data analysts, and the Trump campaign confirmed that the election went well.
Source: Telegram channel “Campaign Insider”
