Herr Trumpllini, friend of brutal dictators, and his fanatic minions cannot rely on deliberate ignorance as a defense. There were multiple warnings made by high-ranking officials to him that the election was not "stolen", In fact 62 courts found the election was conducted fairly, but that did not stop the plotting. He deliberately chose to ignore his legitimate defeat at the polls, thus providing the necessary mens rea or intent to defraud the United States and obstruct an official proceeding--the joint session of Congress counting the Electoral College votes. Jason Miller, Mr. Trump’s senior campaign adviser, has told the Committee in a deposition that Mr. Trump had been told soon after Election Day by a campaign data expert “in pretty blunt terms” that he was going to lose, suggesting that Herr Trump was well aware that his months of assertions about a stolen election were false. The Committee's court filing went on state that As the president and his associates propagated dangerous misinformation to the public, Mr. Eastman “was a leader in a related effort to persuade state officials to alter their election results based on these same fraudulent claims.” The Committee has conducted over 550 depositions, and it should include the former Vice President in that tally, who stood up to personal pressure applied by Trump to participate in the overthrow attempt. His has first hand knowledge of Trumps overt acts in pursuing the overthrow.
What Herr Trumpillini did in the days before January 6th is an unprecedented felony in the annals of American history, beyond on all bounds of acceptable behavior by a public official. His actions demonstrate a reckless disregard for the rule of law and democratic process. His crime should shock the conscience of every American who believes in this country's elected government. His crimes of historic proportions deserve an appropriate punishment.
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