Special Counsel's Report: Trump's "Unprecedented Criminal Effort to Overturn the Legitimate Results of the Election" - EA WorldView

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : In his speech in front of the White House on January 6, 2021, "Trump gave his supporters false hope that through" a march on the Capitol and the threat of violence, "they could cause Mr. Pence to overturn the election results". From the White House Dining Room, Trump watched the unfolding attack and refused -- despite the entreaties of his staff -- to intervene by calling on his supporters to withdraw.
32% : The report documents "dozens of specific claims" by Trump of a fraudulent vote, even though "evidence from a variety of sources established that Mr. Trump knew that there was no outcome-determinative fraud in the 2020 election, that many of the specific claims he made were untrue, and that he had lost the election". Smith explains, "He knew this because some of the highest-ranking officials in his own Administration, including the Vice President, told him directly that there was no evidence to support his claims.
29% : When the White House Counsel asked Trump to withdraw any objections to the certification, he refused.
28% : Instead, he "issued two Tweets falsely suggesting that events at the Capitol were 'peaceful'". Even after the riot was quelled, Trump tried that evening to block Biden's certification, trying to reach two senators and directing Giuliani to call other members of Congress.
26% : When these efforts, and when Vice President Pence refused to block the certification of Biden as President-elect, Trump "made one more attempt to retain power".
23% : " Despite this, Trump and several co-conspirators, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, used false claims to pressure State governors and legislatures to overturn their electoral results.

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