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And just think: if the idiot had treated COVID as seriously as he should have, he might've just won the election legitimately.
Woah. Those bullet points are extremely damming.
Edit. I'm not sure how much of this is editorialized/paraphrased feom the actual report but here is a copy/paste for those who don't follow the link:



Beginning on election night and continuing through 6 January and thereafter, President Donald Trump purposely disseminated false allegations of fraud related to the 2020 presidential election in order to aid his effort to overturn the election and for purposes of soliciting contributions. These false claims provoked his supporters to violence on January 6.


Knowing that he and his supporters had lost dozens of election lawsuits, and despite his own senior advisers refuting his election fraud claims and urging him to concede his election loss, Trump refused to accept the lawful result of the 2020 election. Rather than honor his constitutional obligation to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”, Trump instead plotted to overturn the election outcome.


Despite knowing that such an action would be illegal, and that no state had or would submit an altered electoral slate, Trump corruptly pressured vice-president Mike Pence to refuse to count electoral votes during Congress’s joint session on January 6.


Trump sought to corrupt the US Department of Justice by attempting to enlist department officials to make purposely false statements and thereby aid his effort to overturn the presidential election. After that effort failed, Trump offered the position of acting attorney general to Jeff Clark knowing that Clark intended to disseminate false information aimed at overturning the election.


Without any evidentiary basis and contrary to state and federal law, Trump unlawfully pressured state officials and legislators to change the results of the election in their states.


Trump oversaw an effort to obtain and transmit false electoral certificates to Congress and the National Archives.


Trump pressured members of Congress to object to valid slates of electors from several states.


Trump purposely verified false information filed in federal court.


Based on false allegations that the election was stolen, Trump summoned tens of thousands of supporters to Washington for January 6. Although these supporters were angry and some were armed, Donald Trump instructed them to march to the Capitol on January 6 to “take back” their country.


Knowing that a violent attack on the Capitol was under way and knowing that his words would incite further violence, Trump purposely sent a social media message publicly condemning vice-president Pence at 2.24pm on January 6.


Knowing that violence was underway at the Capitol, and despite his duty to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed, Trump refused repeated requests over a multiple-hour period that he instruct his violent supporters to disperse and leave the Capitol, and instead watched the violent attack unfold on television. This failure to act perpetuated the violence at the Capitol and obstructed Congress’s proceeding to count electoral votes.


Each of these actions by Trump was taken in support of a multi-part conspiracy to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election.


The intelligence community and law enforcement agencies did successfully detect the planning for potential violence on January 6, including planning specifically by the Proud Boys and Oath Keeper militia groups who ultimately led the attack on the Capitol. As January 6 approached, the intelligence specifically identified the potential for violence at the US Capitol. This intelligence was shared within the executive branch, including with the Secret Service and the president’s National Security Council.


Intelligence gathered in advance of January 6 did not support a conclusion that Antifa or other leftwing groups would likely engage in a violent counterdemonstration or attack Trump supporters on January 6. Indeed, intelligence from January 5 indicated that some left-wing groups were instructing their members to “stay at home” and not attend on January. Ultimately, none of these [leftwing] groups was involved to any material extent with the attack on the Capitol on January 6.


Neither the intelligence community nor law enforcement obtained intelligence in advance of January 6 on the full extent of the ongoing planning by president Trump, John Eastman, Rudolph Giuliani and their associates to overturn the certified election results. Such agencies apparently did not (and potentially could not) anticipate the provocation Trump would offer the crowd in his Ellipse speech, that Trump would “spontaneously” instruct the crowd to march to the Capitol, that Trump would exacerbate the violent riot by sending his 2.24pm tweet condemning Pence, or the full scale of the violence and lawlessness that would ensue. Nor did law enforcement anticipate that Trump would refuse to direct his supporters to leave the Capitol once violence began. No intelligence community advance analysis predicted exactly how Trump would behave; no such analysis recognized the full scale and extent of the threat to the Capitol on January 6.


Hundreds of Capitol and DC Metropolitan police officers performed their duties bravely on January 6, and America owes those individual immense gratitude for their courage in the defense of Congress and our constitution. Without their bravery, January 6 would have been far worse. Although certain members of the Capitol Police leadership regarded their approach to January as “all hands on deck,” the Capitol Police leadership did not have sufficient assets in place to address the violent and lawless crowd. Capitol Police leadership did not anticipate the scale of the violence that would ensue after Trump instructed tens of thousands of his supporters in the Ellipse crowd to march to the Capitol, and then tweeted at 2.24pm. Although Chief Steven Sund raised the idea of National Guard support, the Capitol Police board did not request Guard assistance prior to January 6. The Metropolitan Police took an even more proactive approach to January 6 and deployed roughly 800 officers, including responding to the emergency calls for help at the Capitol. Rioters still managed to break their line in certain locations, when the crowd surged forward in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s 2.24pm tweet. The Department of Justice readied a group of federal agents at Quantico and in the District of Columbia, anticipating that January 6 could become violent, and then deployed those agents once it became clear that police at the Capitol were overwhelmed. Agents from the Department of Homeland Security were also deployed to assist.


Trump had authority and responsibility to direct deployment of the National Guard in the District of Columbia, but never gave any order to deploy the National Guard on January 6 or on any other day. Nor did he instruct any federal law enforcement agency to assist. Because the authority to deploy the National Guard had been delegated to the Department of Defense, the secretary of defense could, and ultimately did, deploy the Guard. Although evidence identifies a likely miscommunication between members of the civilian leadership in the Department of Defense impacting the timing of deployment, the committee has found no evidence that the Department of Defense intentionally delayed deployment of the National Guard. The Select Committee recognizes that some at the department had genuine concerns, counselling caution, that Trump might give an illegal order to use the military in support of his efforts to overturn the election. >

So basically, everything we already knew >

Everything people paying attention knew.
But having an investigation that clearly spell saw this out with receipts makes it harder for republicans to lie about and dismiss it.
A lot still will, but hopefully more american see through their party over country attitude that is currently dominating the party. >

It's also important to recognize how much of that was actually revealed by the investigation and was unknown prior to it. For example, the fake electors conspiracy, which is really the more dire part of it all. >

I think the more dire part was the memo where they planned for violence, and or disturbances, using that as an excuse to declare martial law, and then use blatantly, fraudulent electors, as well as corrupt courts to steal the election.
This is just another clear piece cementing direct hands-on Trump involvement >

The one small complaint I have is I think they weight the actual attack too heavily. And I get it, that's the part that's easiest to get the most people to comprehend, but it's not the most important aspect of the whole story. The actual story is the months' long work commited by a whole team of conspirators to try to find a way to over turn the election. Including getting people to swear and submit as fake electors and the attempt to use the chaos of January 6th to get those fake electors to replace the actual electors.
The attack on January 6th wasn't the problem, it was the finish line. >

I agree with this. I don’t know that the committee made it clear enough for average people to understand this. Then again, I’m convinced most of this country doesn’t care and just wants to watch the masked singer instead. >

Trump committed so many criminal acts that surely he will be ranked the worst president elected. >

That was already known the day he was elected. >

How the hell is Woodrow Wilson not in the bottom 5? >

I’m surprised how highly Andrew Jackson is ranked. One would think ignoring the Supreme Court and genocide would lower his ranking. >

Indigenous genocide is as American as apple pie. >

But Apple Pie is Dutch >

It's cool too because his supporters are still in Congress. Imagine supporting an attempt to over throw the government and still be allowed to hold that much power. Fucking wild! >

here's a digest of the 1/6 report so you don't have to read the whole 845 pages - conclusion in real terms trump is a traitor >

What is the punishment for treason in the US ? >

Florida residency. >

Wouldn't that be considered cruel and unusual punishment? >

The report reiterated what we’ve all known for quite some time. The real impact will be what- if anything- will come of this. If nothing, then it will serve as an implicit invitation to try again. I’m growing more impatient/concerned that we see a constant roll of “omg Trump did this, republicans did that” but almost nothing about holding these people accountable. I’m hoping 2023 is the year. >

The criminal referrals to the DOJ will require an answer.
The Department of Justice will have to open their mouth and say Yes we will, or no we won't. >

Agreed. Forcing that response - certainly in light of the evidence produced - is huge. I’m waiting for that response with bated breath. >

Yeah... But I've been holding my breath waiting for a response on all the undeniable BS that requires a response. Think I gave myself brain damage from oxygen deprivation. >

Haha. Holding your breath that long definitely is bad medical advice. A part of me hopes that the DOJ is just lurking in tall grass waiting for the right time to strike. The other part of me fears everyone is going to walk. Like the person above said- surely the referrals can’t go unanswered. We will find out soon enough. >

They keep saying that trump want to overthrow the election. Speak the truth, he want to overthrow the government and that is treason.