LogFAQs > #967301982

adjl posted...

Given that the impeachment trial over it largely amounted to everyone agreeing it was an impeachable offense, everyone agreeing that he was guilty, and then (almost) all of the republicans deciding to ignore that and vote along party lines for the sake of voting along party lines, I'd say it held up well enough in the relevant court. Said court is just innately so corrupt that it can't get a conviction because everyone votes based on their party instead of the defendant's guilt.

There is no way actual courts would've found him guilty of anything in regards to 1/6. The first amendment is pretty strong, so unless Trump was explicitly telling his followers to enter the capital building & capture senators or something, it won't stick. Also if you listen to the speech, he explicitly told his followers to peacefully protest and said nothing about entering the capital building (he said go to the capital building, but did not say enter).

Of course, while you couldn't legally find him guilty for anything as of 1/6, morally you could. I mean gaslighting your followers for several months that the election is a fraud could conceivably lead to a situation like 1/6 or even worse if they really believed it, but ultimately even gaslighting is protected under the first amendment, so once again legally, no issue.