..it's a FAIL and very "dumb":
Rep. Jim Jordan Shoots Himself In The Foot With 'Monumentally Dumb' Defense Of Trump
Hard to overstate how monumentally dumb this argument is.
1) Trump told them to "preplan" Jan 6 for weeks and weeks. He incited it on the day *and* in the weeks leading up to it.
2) Many rioters who "preplanned" said in their own words that Trump had told them to do it.
Rep. Jim Jordan
@Jim_Jordan
How do you incite a riot that was already going to happen?
-Pipe bombs were placed near the Capitol before President Trump’s speech.
-The FBI knew about potential violence before the speech.
-Capitol Police requested help from the National Guard days before the speech.