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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDue to work, I couldn't watch much of the trial - if you would want to,
could you post your observations about what happened today? I have of course read several threads here but I am just curious about what you thought was most noteworthy.
Skittles
(153,150 posts)I missed it also
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)...and his violent-imagery laced rhetoric and praise of his violent supporters (such as the ones who tried to run the Biden-Harris campaign bus off the road) deliberately set the stage for something like the insurrection to happen.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)And overwhelmed.
Basically the managers made totally brilliant presentations.
Gave us time lines, minute by minute.
Trump had a central role in the mob insurrection.
The mob was blood thirsty and would have killed members of congress, there is no doubt now.
Congress escaped by minutes from death and injury, some literally running for their lives.
The capitol police saved the day with heroism against all odds.
Trump refusing to help control the mob, in fact was excited by it.
That is all I have right now, my head is spinning and my stomach is in knots.
arlyellowdog
(866 posts)My friend called and said the same thing that she felt like we had been put through a washer. It was really overwhelming. Ugh, absolute horrible truth, what he intended, what he did, his total lack of remorse. Is Trump still getting a kick out of watching the pain? It was so compelling.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)that there were no deaths. It was obvious that this was his plan.
It is only by luck and skill of the police that the members of congress escaped a blood thirsty crowd.
Federal FBI documents indicate some of the mob, the Proud Boys went to the capitol for the express purpose of killing Pence and Nancy P.
Of course, Trump still gets a big kick out of all of it.
arlyellowdog
(866 posts)Ive been sitting here with my stomach just hurting, but what you said is so true I started to cry, but couldnt because Im just so pissed. Yeah, that was an effective presentation.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)I also don't think I have digested it all yet.
TwilightZone
(25,464 posts)"The president left everyone at the Capitol for dead" -- Joaquin Castro
I suspect that's going to get some press.
It's hard to say what's most noteworthy. Probably the discussion about how close the mob was to Pence, Pelosi, and others. 60 feet from Pence and his family as he was being evacuated. It was very close to being so much worse than it was.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)The fact they and Nancy were close to being killed by the mob.
And Trump's month long egging on and planning all of this.
TwilightZone
(25,464 posts)That was rather striking, as were the maps.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)Yes the maps were really good.
Red moving dots.
The dots of death.
Zorro
(15,740 posts)spooky3
(34,439 posts)tinrobot
(10,895 posts)Most of it was stuff most of us here would have seen, but the way the House managers packaged and presented it was masterful.
Basically, they laid out a timeline from the election in November, all the way up to the invasion of the Capitol itself. Seeing it all laid out chronologically left no doubt Trump created this.
I think the highlight was where they described in detail how close the rioters were to Pence and a number of senators (Romney, Schumer). It was only a matter of a few yards or a few seconds between them and a lynch mob.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)before the election, when he planted the seed that he couldnt lose, and if he did, it would be because there was fraud. He kept escalating those claims, and over the course of the summer he refused to say that he would accept the results of the election.
They were showing how he was grooming these people long before the election took place, so that by the time he lost, they really believed it had to be fraud.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,591 posts)Another interesting aspect was the police audio. That was new.
catbyte
(34,373 posts)BootinUp
(47,141 posts)Tbear
(486 posts)The House Managers did an excellent job using thedonalds own words to show how he started calling the election rigged in September (if he loses), leaning on various state level officials to overturn the election, trying to get the DOJ to overturn, and months-long incitements of his followers.
They also showed a 3D model of the Capitol with the mobs positions and our Congress locations through the insurrection (there were some really close calls with Pence, Romney, Schumer, and all of the House and Senate in general). This was interposed with corresponding video of the attacks. Excellent stuff.
They closed today with trumps movements, incitements, and non-action interposed with video of the mob as the day progressed.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)All the evidence showing Trump's complicity, guilt and masterminding of the insurrection.
Lulu KC
(2,565 posts)If I had to recommend one section, it would be hers. I don't think I'd heard her speak before and she was amazing. They all were excellent and brought it home, but she took it to another level for me.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)She brought it home.
Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)bamagal62
(3,255 posts)Tonight at midnight. But cant remember where they said it would aired.