Morning. I only watched a few short segments, so trying not to have an opinion until I see. They said the 1st night was a preview on what to expect and that they’ll bring the evidence over the next 5 sessions. Any “rhetoric” will need to be backed up. Forgive me for being basic, but let’s all remember that evidence will likely be a mix of objective provable facts (for example proof of Proud Boy conspiracy to disrupt certification) and direct or circumstantial evidence (i.e. “stand by” + people warning him Proud Boys were interpreting his statements as encouragement, + if maybe Trump was on a group chat with these fellows), when taken all together could reasonably infer Trump conspired or at least knew he was inciting a coup. Or the fact that Ivanka and other inner-circle aides apparently testified that they believed there was no election fraud, we could reasonably infer Trump didn’t really believe he was cheated (especially if each allegation of fraud turned out to be a lie). Of course this isn’t a court of law and so they aren’t necessarily trying to prove a specific crime was committed. But if he’s a bad apple we should know about it even if no crime. Yes, the committee could throw mud. They wouldn’t go this far though unless things really looked bad on the whole. So they laid out a road map of 7 things Trump plotted to do, we shall see… Apologies for the length.
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