J.B.Katz said:The system barely held. It won't withstand another attack with half the Republican Party supporting the Big Lie not because the politicians who won't disavow it believe it, but because they're willing to ride that train to stay in office (and to oust party rivals who WILL acknowldge the truth).Osodecentx said:The system worked in spite of Trump's efforts to disrupt it. The gang couldn't shoot straight, but Trump tried to steal the election. He thought the election was stolen and he schemed to have himself declared the winner.RMF5630 said:You guys still do not get it. Trump DOES NOT THINK HE WAS STEALING THE ELECTION. HE THINKS IT WAS STOLEN FROM HIM.Osodecentx said:Surprisingly, it has.Harrison Bergeron said:
Has Shifty Shiff's Show Trial come up with anything new or interesting about Jan. 6 yet? Any more democracy-threatening tours or similar conspiracies?
Schiff is still repulsive, but the testimony of conservative Republicans is new to me. It documents the lengths Trump and his staff went tin order to steal the election.
His Cabinet, Staff and Agencies knew that there was not enough fraud to throw the election to Trump and the procedural flaws that did happen there was no time for recourse due to the January 6th certification , see Barr's Book 1st Chapter in his words as AG, Therefore:
Staff and VP told Trump no there was no reason not to certify.
VP certified
Trump left
Biden inaugurated
Trump honestly thinks he was wronged and looked to undo it, which is not illegal. It has been investigated for 18 months with 700+ arrests under Biden's DOJ. You think if they had criminal evidence they would bury it?????
System worked as designed. This is all to make sure Trump doesn't run again because he has a big following. This is political theater and posturing for the mid-terms and 2024.
I don't think anyone will ever know what Trump thought/thinks. He's fully capable of convincing himself of any lie that's self-serving, both in favor of himself (he always thought he won, as a possible legal defense) and about his opponents or associates who don't say what he wants them to say.
What we do know is that many members of his admin, including members of his own family, told him he lost, and he has occasionally admitted (as the press coverage quoted him) that he lost.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-admitted-he-lost-report-1370730/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-election-2020-claims-rigged-b2051433.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/06/19/trump-admission-2024-election-sotu-vpx.cnn
I hate that term, Big Lie. Everyone has to believe the election was kosher or they are supporting the demise of democracy. No matter how much vote harvesting, ballots mailed or drop boxes used, we have to believe 81 million voted for Biden. That is ridiculous. The Dems slipped one by. No doubt the vote harvesting and rule changes played into the election win by Biden. But, once certified, it stands. You can accept Biden is President and not agree with how he "won".