Trump was very lucky no member of congress was killed.

[fightforfreedom]

Satan himself must be protecting Trump. He saw how violent the attack on the capital was. Not only did he do nothing, he incited the crowd to become more violent. He is a lucky bastard.

[Walleye]

1. If that crowd could've gotten their hands on AOC or Speaker Pelosi they would've been torn to pieces

I would like to hear some of them questioned on that point. Ask McCarthy what the crowd would’ve done with the speaker if they’d have found her. I don’t think anybody really doubts the violence they would’ve done if they could have

[empedocles]

2. That could have provided trump with an excuse to employ one of his fantasies

[Irish_Dem]

3. Trump was probably hoping for a death.

Then he could declare martial law and obtain more power over the congress.

He would also have gotten off on the death, kidnap or rape of congress members.

[mopinko]

7. he was absolutely hoping for a pretext

to call out the troops he thought were under his command.
thank ja that was never going to happen.

[nevergiveup]

4. I think about this all the time.

We were just a few seconds away from something absolutely horrifying.

[ificandream]

5. Yeah, but there were lives lost

And he is responsible for that. But of course he'll never admit it.

[WA-03 Democrat]

6. 5 people died

Did he not incite not only sedition but also a murderous rampaging riot? He gleefully watched the death and destruction live on TV. It was everything he wanted.