“They attempted a coup—there’s no better way to describe what happened. Trump and his allies did everything they possibly could, tried every possible avenue to overthrow a democratic election and install an authoritarian ruler in defiance of the people’s will.”
They
– forced an audit
– tried to intimidate the governor into calling a special session
– tried to intimidate the SoS into “finding” the votes to win
– tried to get the US Attorney to announce voter fraud investigations…
– tried to get the DOJ to write a letter announcing the Georgia vote was spoiled and suspect and the state legislature should call a special session
– tried to get a random poll worker to falsely confess to stuffing ballots
– tried to get Pence to reject Biden electors
And when none of that worked, Trump riled up the mob and hurled them at the Capitol hoping (very obviously) it would disrupt and delay the peaceful transfer of power.
Originally tweeted by Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) on December 11, 2021.