(01-23-2024, 11:58 PM)Sneakers Wrote:

(01-22-2024, 08:57 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Trump invited his supporters to Washington on January 6, he gave a speech, told them Mike Pence could stop a constitutionally mandated process, directed them to the Capitol, where they had a riot and stormed the House Chamber.  During which time, he sat in the White House and watched it on TV, doing nothing about it for hours.

What president hasn't invited supporters to Washington or given a speech?  Your summary identifies one illegal activity, which I've bolded, but as you pointed out, Trump was not present.   Sitting around watching TV and doing nothing about it may not have been good leadership, but it also wasn't a crime.

I didn't say whether Trump did or did not commit a crime.  

What he did was invite his supporters to come to Washington on the day the vote was supposed to be certified by Congress, then he made a speech to them and told them falsely that Mike Pence had the power to stop the certification, directed them to march on the Capitol, then sat back in the White House watching while his supporters had a riot and stormed the Capitol.  And then he sat there for hours watching it on TV and did nothing about it.

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