The evidence is extensive and it is damning.

Many of those who preplanned Jan. 6th did so because they correctly understood that Trump had told them to do exactly that:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/10/david-schoen-hannity-theory/

The GOP is gravitating toward total exoneration of Trump -- toward a comprehensive refusal to acknowledge the barest existence of *any* of the mountains of damning evidence that Trump tried to incite the violent overthrow of US democracy:

Some examples:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/10/david-schoen-hannity-theory/

Here @RepSwalwell also emphasizes a crucial component of Trump's demagoguery: He told his supporters that *they* were the victims of a tyrannical injustice, and that only *they* could defend *themselves.*

The importance of this can't be overstated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/10/david-schoen-hannity-theory/