Trump had to let this happen. Optics are very important, right? He doesn't want a civil war in this country. It must be the military who carry out the rest of the plan. Blame Trump agenda would be impossible for left to push.
25,000 NG are in control.
I cant remember hearing that statement prior to Jan 6. He said it a few times during his speech along with stating that if Pence did the right thing and sent the votes back we would win.
The way he kept stating both of those things seemed over the top and it has since bugged me.
It took courage for Pence to do NOTHING. If Trump was President now it would be impossible to be neutral. They will not be able to blame Trump. They will have to suck it up and deal with it and think about their actions while they are in PRISON or worse.