Sorry, But Trump Didn’t Lead an Insurrection.

I hate to break the news to all my Trump-hating friends, but unless I’m missing something which shouldn’t be missed, I don’t understand how Trump can be convicted or even charged for having led or helped plan or lead an insurrection on January 6th.

According to Title 18, Chapter 115, § 2383 of the U.S. Criminal Code, “Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”

For the Cambridge English Dictionary, an insurrection is “an organized attempt by a group of people to defeat their government and take control of their country, usually by violence.”

So, we now have two questions which need to be answered in the affirmative in order to prosecute Trump.

Question #1: Was January 6th an insurrection as the word is defined above?

Question #2: If January 6th was an insurrection, did Trump incite, assist, or engage in the events which took place that day?

My answer to Question #1 is a very firm and unquestioned ‘no.’ And if January 6th wasn’t an insurrection, it doesn’t matter what he said or didn’t say on that particular day.