Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Capitol riots: Did Trump's words at rally incite violence?

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55640437

 On 6 January, thousands of Trump supporters gathered at a "Save America" rally organised to challenge the result of last November's presidential election.

They listened as Mr Trump spoke to them on the National Mall, near the White House in Washington DC.

In a 70-minute address, Mr Trump exhorted them to march on Congress where politicians had met to certify Democrat Joe Biden's win. The attack began moments after he took the applause.

Those words have now played a central part in his second impeachment, which lawmakers voted in favour of last month.

So what did he say? Here are five key quotes, followed by some legal analysis from Professor Garrett Epps of the University of Baltimore.

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4 comments :

  1. Garnel IronheartAugust 4, 2021 at 4:37 PM

    Bovine faeces. Trump repeatedly called for peaceful demonstrations. Straight out said "peaceful" multiple times.
    But that's the media - sure he said peaceful but what he really meant was riot!

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  2. Daas TorahAugust 4, 2021 at 5:31 PM

    Of course if the KKK said they were going to have a peaceful lynching you would also believe that
    https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-trump-say-peacefully-patriotically-march-capitol-1561718

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  3. Daas TorahAugust 4, 2021 at 5:41 PM

    https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0527-goldberg-mostly-peaceful-20210526-x7nr42x655bfhjzkf34e4s27yu-story.html

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  4. Kalonymus HaQatanAugust 4, 2021 at 5:58 PM

    and if he fundraises for bailing people out?

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