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Related: About this forumNew Reporting Shows White House Role In Directing Trump Mob To Capitol - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Jim Rutenberg, writer-at-large for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting from the New York Times that the January 6th Trump rally was not meant to end in a march on the Capitol until the Trump White House took over the planning. Aired on 2/1/2021.
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New Reporting Shows White House Role In Directing Trump Mob To Capitol - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Feb 2021
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From what I heard, it sounded to me like he was saying he'd be there to lead them
Rhiannon12866
Feb 2021
#8
Wow, I guess free speech kinda isn't the issue, huh Donnie? Orange jumpsuit time. (Nt)
FreepFryer
Feb 2021
#4
still_one
(92,131 posts)1. The permit they had expressly forbidden them to go to the Capital
Sedona
(3,769 posts)2. K&R
malaise
(268,922 posts)3. I actually watched that rally
H etold them he was going to lead them to the Capitol - it doesn't get clearer than that.
That ReTHUGs are defending this speaks volumes
Rhiannon12866
(205,176 posts)5. And I've seen his statements repeated over and over on the news
He said he would be there - does the guy forget that everything a POTUS says and does is recorded for the news and for posterity??
Harker
(14,012 posts)7. Perhaps he meant that he would be there with them
after they had secured the target, and had killed the designated officials.
Rhiannon12866
(205,176 posts)8. From what I heard, it sounded to me like he was saying he'd be there to lead them
But after all this time, who would be gullible enough to imagine he'd keep his word on anything?
Harker
(14,012 posts)9. I think you know the answer...
Rhiannon12866
(205,176 posts)10. Of course we all do, he follows a definite pattern...
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)4. Wow, I guess free speech kinda isn't the issue, huh Donnie? Orange jumpsuit time. (Nt)
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)6. K&R!
Duppers
(28,118 posts)11. Big K&R