whiterock said:
RMF5630 said:
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Only thing new discovered so far is second hand heresy from an ambitious source.
Let's wait for an actual witness to testify before we anoint there being new facts.
If the driver and secret service members confirm her second hand heresy, then I will change my mind. Right now it's still a big nothing.
Hutchinson was in the room when Trump learned that folks who were armed were being denied access.
She was in the room when Trump said the armed folks were not there to harm him.
She is an actual witness. This isn't hearsay; it's an eyewitness.
I do want to hear from Ornato, a former SS agent who was a Trump senior staffer. He was in the vehicle. He isn't SS, so he should be able to testify.
Eye witness to what?
That Trump wanted more people at his rally? That he was not worried about them threatening him?
So once again, sort of a big leap to sedition. I am not seeing the bird crumbs leading toward coup.
Trump knew there were armed people in DC. He urged them to march to the Capitol.
Hutchinson was an eyeball witness. Not hearsay.
He wanted more at his rally. That is really inconsistent with his past? The guy is anal about numbers. That is much more consistent than overthrowing the Government!
He wanted more armed people at his rally
He wanted them to March on the Capitol
He told them Mike Pence was a disappointment
NYT
He was not speaking metaphorically. It was not an offhand comment. President Donald J. Trump had every intention of joining a mob of supporters he knew to be armed and dangerous as it marched to the Capitol. And there had even been talk of marching into the House chamber himself to disrupt Congress from ratifying his election defeat.
For a year and a half, Mr. Trump has been shielded by obfuscations and mischaracterizations, benefiting from uncertainty about what he was thinking on Jan. 6, 2021. If he truly believed the election had been stolen, if he genuinely expected the gathering at the Capitol would be a peaceful protest, the argument went, then could he be held accountable, much less indicted, for the mayhem that ensued?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/us/politics/new-insights-into-trumps-state-of-mind-on-jan-6-chip-away-at-doubts.html
Like I said, you are making jumps from his comments to he wanted to overthrow the Govt. Big leap from disappointed in Pence or let them in my rally to coup de tat with no direct evidence. Your speculation is not proof. Also, no one at the hearing us allowed to question or give opposing view.
Oso has fallen into a priori thinking. Once one defines J6 as an insurrection, then every single act gets perceived as part of a master plan.
Kinda like "systemic oppression." Once one accepts the premise of it, then every outcome serves the narrative.
Problem is there is no proof of a masterplan he or anyone in the Government were involved with developing, executing or even knowing about.
Let's look at him wanting to go to Congress, where Cassidy Hutchinson single handedly saved Democracy at the bequest of the WH Counsel. What are the reasons he could have gone?
1 - To lead a peaceful (as he is on tape instructing and confirmed with a Tweet later on), but loud demonstration to let Congress know he and his supporters did not agree with the 2020 election.
2 - To diffuse the attack on the Capital because any rational person knew nothing good was going to come from that.
3 - Lead the attack and go in Congress, which would have surely resulted in him being filmed breaking the law and lead to arrest.
4 - Leading a Coup of the US Government with 700 followers, limited weapons and no end game plan. If successful, do what? Forcefully tell Pence to not accept the electors? Which would have been accepted by the US Government, citizens and the world??? Best case, goes to Supreme Court and is found to be unlawful? What does the insurrection and coup accomplish?
Sorry, I just can't see a guy who has mastered CYA, according to many on here, to choose options 3 or 4 and end up in prison. His history does not support that type of behavior, right up to the edge, yes. Over the cliff, no.
If you this was a Clinton impeachment where Trump made an unwanted advance toward an aide, I would have an easier time with that, based on behavior, than this scenario.