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House Democrats intent on prosecuting former President Donald J Trump for being the sole instigator of the January 6 break-in at the Capitol, plan to introduce never-seen-before footage of the riots on Wednesday. This will be the first day of formal arguments and evidence to open the former president's impeachment trial.

The alleged footage, "pulled from Capitol security cameras and other sources, will supposedly show the rioters' 'extreme violence' from varying vantage points," aides to the House impeachment team stated.

Democrats continue to maintain this will be an overwhelming display of evidence that Trump directly fueled the rioters and committed "the most heinous constitutional crime possible."

“The easiest trials to try are the trials where you have the goods. We have the goods,” said a senior aide to the House impeachment team.

According to aides, the brand new footage will also underscore the risk that the violence could have spiraled further “but for the brave action of the officers” securing the building even when they were outnumbered by a pro-Trump mob.

They will also argue that Trump’s remarks on Jan. 6 to a group of his supporters, urging them to march on the Capitol and “fight like hell” to stop Joe Biden’s presidency, were “filled with meaning” — and directed at a group he knew included “folks with violent backgrounds.”

The Ongoing Rhetoric and Actions that have Spurred Anger

An unfortunate truth is that individuals who are intent on committing violence will usually find a way. Each day, crimes are seen in any local or national news outfit. In the US there is even has a channel dedicated to showing true crime.

Labeling the group that breached the Capitol simply as Trump-supporters instead of criminal extremists puts targets on most conservatives, which is disingenuous and dangerous.

Moreover, Republicans were told for four years to overlook and not label looters, rioters, and arsonists that burned, abused, and ransacked local businesses, cities, and federal buildings over the last four years. Perhaps the media and lawmakers should check their ongoing rhetoric as well. These narratives continue to fuel the most extreme individuals of any base.

One notable difference with the Capitol incident and others, however, is senators felt threated directly. Now is when violent criminal behavior seems to matter. Apparently, the violence was not so significant when law enforcement officers were being set up and executed or when individuals lost their lives or livelihoods to the abuses that were egged on by Democratic leadership telling left-extremists to fight, resist, and "get in [conservative] faces" for so long. Even when a police precinct was taken over and 'Chaz' was established, some Democratic leadership actually approved this behavior.