# Delay in prosecution of Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 15, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708 "2021-09-15T17:47:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 217
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708/217 "2021-10-12T17:06:13Z")
Well, yes, the _details_ of the Insurrection were only known to those planning it beforehand, that goes without saying. But when it came, it didn’t arrive unexpectedly, not by any measure. At least, not here at the SDMB: @Fiveyearlurker on January 3rd: > [@The American Coup: 11.9.2020 -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1828): > > The president is currently really pushing this January 6th rally in DC this morning. He clearly wants violence. I left the Republican party awhile back, but I never imagined they would get this bad. @Ann_Hedonia on December 20th: > [@The American Coup: 11.9.2020 -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1389): > > I wasn’t disputing ( or agreeing with, for that matter ) your numbers - I was just flagging the math. But I think to get to 600 groups you have to include some small groups, groups that would only be able to muster a handful of …patriots?..traitors?.. From what I can tell most of these guys aren’t much into fighting, they like to brandish, but if you as much as threaten to slap them, they’ll turn tail and run away, crying about antifa meanies. Trump has asked all his supporters to amass in … > [@The American Coup: 11.9.2020 -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1392): > > Here’s a cite for that: If that’s paywalled, the story is on Yahoo too: Trump’s tweet: [[image] ](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/19/23/37053042-9071403-image-a-3_1608420844874.jpg) From @Senegoid’s post, above: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51581371946_7281366086_z.jpg "37053042-9071403-image-a-3\_1608420844874") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/51581371946/) I, myself, took off work to see what would happen, because _something_ was clearly happening that day. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708)._