"Trump did not want every legal vote counted. He wanted legally counted votes to be erased; he wanted new votes discovered in his favor. He wanted to win, not lose; whatever the cost, whatever the means." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-protests.html
"The problem isn’t those who took Trump at his word from the start. It’s the many, many elected Republicans who took him neither seriously nor literally, but cynically. They have brought this upon themselves — and us." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-protests.html
"The Republican Party is now walking to the edge of moral irredeemability. I say this as someone who, until 2016, had always voted the straight Republican ticket and who, until this week, had hoped that Republicans would hold the Senate..." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/impeach-trump.html
"Every minute, every second, that Trump is allowed to spend attacking on American democracy might look ridiculous and absurd and comical to you. But it is not. It has a very, very specific purpose. It is corroding trust." https://eand.co/this-is-why-trump-keeps-doubling-down-on-his-coup-7c90b117d3bd
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