# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

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**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4492 "2023-08-16T13:30:48Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> It’s all over folks:
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> [Trump Announces Press Conference to Prove Election Was Stolen](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-announces-press-conference-prove-election-stolen-1234806915/)

> [@Atamasama](#):
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> My prediction: The “report” will just be another request for money.

> [@bobot](#):
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> It’s so weird that Trump isn’t instead planning to turn that report over to a judge, while he’s under oath.

> [@dtilque](#):
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> I expect it’ll just be a very long rehash of all the unsupported claims of thousands of dead, underage, and illegal immigrant voters that he’s already made.

You’re all missing the point. This report is pure 4D chess.

Trump probably thinks that none of his actions were crimes because he truly believed the election was stolen. (After all, everyone on social media says so.) So this report doesn’t have to prove anything, because its very existence will demonstrate how very thoroughly Trump still believes the election was stolen – and that, therefore, he’s completely innocent.

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