“Fight for Trump”: Video Evidence of Incitement at the Capitol

“Fight for Trump”: Video Evidence of Incitement at the Capitol

Paul Butler (@LawProfButler), former federal prosecutor with the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice:
https://www.justsecurity.org/74335/fight-for-trump-video-evidence-of-incitement-at-the-capitol/

The video contains strong evidence that Trump did incite the insurrection, regardless of whether that was his intent. The rioter’s words “we were invited here” were exactly right, and the refrain “fight for Trump” was directly responsive to Trump’s demand. In criminal law, we would say this video proves the act but perhaps not the mental state – that Trump intended to cause the insurrection or knew it would happen as a result of his words.