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In reply to the discussion: I want this question answered because it is insane how many people were involved in the coup. [View all]agingdem
(8,957 posts)14. what amazes/amuses me is their confidence they would
never be found out if their coup failed..(1) that texts, emails, phone logs would magically disappear and they could continue as before...(2) that they spoke so freely with no thought of an audio/video trail given everyone carries a cell phone (3) the blind trust they placed in Trump, the guy who would protect them from any criminal liability if by some remote chance they were tagged...(4) that The Gang That Couldn't Coup Straight is now shitting bricks because staff and aides hiding in closets, terrified for their lives, calling loved ones to say goodbye on January 6 "trumped" any loyalty they had to their bosses and their party and were in the process of spilling their guts to the J6 committee
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I want this question answered because it is insane how many people were involved in the coup. [View all]
fightforfreedom
May 2022
OP
They surely believed they would succeed or ignored their mountain of evidence left behind
bucolic_frolic
May 2022
#1
two things- trump's royal certitude and talk radio, which was all on the same page
certainot
May 2022
#45
"None got punished".. I think FDR used it as a lever to get his economic package passed
mitch96
May 2022
#48
I do think it was coordinated, that it didn't work as planned was because there were a lot of
Escurumbele
May 2022
#5
The extent of the conspiracy to bring down Democracy in the USA was staggering, but it also
Escurumbele
May 2022
#3
It really has rocked my faith in the republic, one day we could wake up and be in a autocracy
wildman76
May 2022
#11
Maybe it was! But whoever it was, his pea brain was concerned that we are calling it a coup.
Scrivener7
May 2022
#28
Cheating is cheating. Rigging an election is still wrong. Stealing is still wrong.
TigressDem
May 2022
#41
Well before 1/6, I was amazed at the money being spent for travel and rally setup.
KY_EnviroGuy
May 2022
#47