Rep. David Cicilline, one of the trial administrators, said on Thursday that Trump “increased risks to our security” and endangered those who were part of the government’s line of succession. – The then Vice President, Mike Pence; Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, all present in the Capitol on the afternoon of January 6, 2021, when the uprising took place.
Cicilline cited court documents in which the protesters claimed so They were “looking for Nancy” to “shoot” her. “This crowd wanted to overthrow our government,” he said.
For the administrator, “Trump placed him above the institutions, our democracy, above everything else.”
By showing images of protesters insulting and attacking dozens of police officers, Cicillin said Trump’s speech encouraged “questioning his patriotism.” They were called traitors. I wonder what these protesters wanted “, assured.
He said the “mental damage caused was significant”. He asks that these attacked officials are also taken into account when making a decision.
“People’s deaths are the worst consequence, but not the only (…) They (the protesters) have stained this sacred site,” he claimed when showing videos of the destruction in the Capitol offices and audio with the testimony of employees who witnessed the uprising. “What has been done with this building has damaged us all (…) it was an attack on the peaceful transition from one president to another (…) President Trump attacked our democracy. “
“We must prevent anyone from thinking today, tomorrow or in the future that this behavior is acceptable,” said the representative.