Slate "Trump Didn't Believe His Election Lies. His trial can prove it."

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7. Sadly, tRump bears no responsibility for anything, and

that makes me so damn mad! Thanks for sharing this interesting article.

He has many who protect and enable him. He was encouraged, persuaded, convinced by others telling him what he wanted to hear; and what actions he could and should take.

He's a con man. We know that. He'll say and do whatever it takes. He lies and cheats and gets away with it. Hopefully he won't get away with it this time; we'll see what evidence is presented and how it is received. He got advice from countless people, weighed his options, and engineered this coup attempt. Ultimately he was behind it, but he had many encouraging and enabling him. Powell, Wood, Flynn all encouraging him to take actions that he rejected (declaring marshall law, seizing voting machines). Why did Barr leave? Fired or resigned, what was being considered and coordinated was something he would not sign on to, a line he would not cross.

45 hedged his bets, replaced personnel in pentagon and called up a mob to DC, knowing that a good number would join the insurrection that was planned behind the scenes. His right wing army (extremist militia groups combined with crazy Q followers) which he's been cultivating for 4 years, was prepared to engage in violent insurrection. Then he could claim the people kept him in power.

Some have suggested that if enough rethugs do not attend (hide) when the final vote takes place, he could be removed. 2/3 of those present must vote to remove. That's my hope, that enough will stay away for the vote because they don't want to be on the record for either voting to acquit or remove. If 10 rethugs stay away and 10 join Dems in voting to remove, that's 2/3. Somehow I think that's our best hope.