Would you support legal action against Trump for the riots?

[J_B_]

Would you support legal action against Trump for the riots?

 

[Der Alte]

Would you support legal action against Trump for the riots?

Why? How could Trump be responsible for Antifa infiltrating a peaceful assembly by Trump supporters? Where did Trump ever order or ask anyone to do anything illegal?
Had this same discussion with someone else in another thread who claimed Trump did by this by "subliminal messages."

 

[Green Sun]

To do anything but hold Trump accountable for his support and promotion of domestic terrorism for the entirety of his presidency would be an utter disgrace to the very values of the United States of America.

 

[Dan1988]

Would you support legal action against Trump for the riots?

The law should be applied to both the Democrats and Republicans. Why should Trump be prosecuted and the Democrat rioters who burned and looted America be let of the hook.

 

[Green Sun]

Why? How could Trump be responsible for Antifa infiltrating a peaceful assembly by Trump supporters? Where did Trump ever order or ask anyone to do anything illegal?
Had this same discussion with someone else in another thread who claimed Trump did by this by "subliminal messages."

He told them to fight. They raided the Capitol. Clear cut to me.

 

[NerdGirl]

Would you support legal action against Trump for the riots?

Of course not. He told the people to remain peaceful and to obey law enforcement.

 

[Green Sun]

Of course not. He told the people to remain peaceful and to obey law enforcement.

He told them to fight. He told them what they did was right, after they stormed the Capitol.
He knew exactly what would happen and he supported it all the way.

 

[cow451]

Would you support legal action against Trump for the riots?

Lock him up.

 

[CitizenD]

Of course not. He told the people to remain peaceful and to obey law enforcement.

You're really going to play that card?

He whipped them up for months prior to the election and weeks after the election with baseless claims of fraud.

That is why both Twitter and FB censored his posts asking people to be peaceful: because they left the core of the motive driving the rioters, the vile lie about the election.

 

[Der Alte]

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He told them to fight. They raided the Capitol. Clear cut to me.

Nonsense! Did you even read my post? I have seen cheerleaders telling their team to fight, were they urging the team to do something illegal?
I can't understand how the president is a target for such hate.

 

[NerdGirl]

Funny, I've followed Trump for a long time, and have yet to be "whipped up" into violence.

 

[cow451]

Of course not. He told the people to remain peaceful and to obey law enforcement.

He told them to March to the capital and hid behind his keyboard and stayed silent before eventually a weak butt Tweet.

Finally he gave a limp-wristed video. He’s a coward and a seditious enemy of America.

 

[NerdGirl]

Nonsense! Did you even read my post? I have seen cheerleaders telling their team to fight, were they urging the team to do something illegal?
I can't understand how the president is a target for such hate.

Exactly. "Fight" means keep up the effort, don't back down, keep trying, keep pushing forward. Not smash the windows of the Capitol. What on earth would that have accomplished for Trump? Nothing. It's a stupid, nonsensical argument.

 

[Strathos]

Considering he still insisted the election was stolen after the rioting began, that counts as egging them on.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Of course not. He told the people to remain peaceful and to obey law enforcement.

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After the violence had been going on for more than an hour.

 

[wing2000]

Sedition charges should be considered....after he is removed from power.

 

[wing2000]

Considering he still insisted the election was stolen after the rioting began, that counts as egging them on.

And hours later still, called them "great patriots"

 

[adrianmonk]

Nonsense! Did you even read my post? I have seen cheerleaders telling their team to fight, were they urging the team to do something illegal?
I can't understand how the president is a target for such hate.

*context*

 

[Green Sun]

Nonsense! Did you even read my post? I have seen cheerleaders telling their team to fight, were they urging the team to do something illegal?
I can't understand how the president is a target for such hate.

Did you read the tweet?
Did you listen to the video where he told the Terrorists they were doing the right thing?
Did you see when his children called them "Patriots"?
Did you know that Pence had to call in the National Guard, when Trump refused?

Cover your eyes and ears all you want, we can pretend all we want that he didn't encourage this. He did. He's been doing it for his entire presidency. Remember when he tweeted "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" and then later the FBI stopped a plot to kidnap and kill the Michigan governor? Stochastic Terrorism. Look it up.

 

[Green Sun]

Did you read the tweet?
Did you listen to the video where he told the Terrorists they were doing the right thing?
Did you see when his children called them "Patriots"?
Did you know that Pence had to call in the National Guard, when Trump refused?

Cover your eyes and ears all you want, we can pretend all we want that he didn't encourage this. He did. He's been doing it for his entire presidency. Remember when he tweeted "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" and then later the FBI stopped a plot to kidnap and kill the Michigan governor? Stochastic Terrorism. Look it up.

Oh, as something important to this, at least one of the Terrorists that raided the Capitol today brought makeshift handcuffs in the form of zipties so they could take hostages.

Wonder what the plan was for hostages. Any guesses?