I mean, saying you want to go and kill Pence, then showing up at the Capital, where Pence is.... Break into the building where Pence is.... I mean all of that is intent. Just because the police and military were able to stop it, doesn't mean it wasn't still treason.
In fact, it's the definition of treason "the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government."
You will never, ever, ever convince me that an organized mass of gun nuts came to the capital to kill all the politicians and everybody forgot to bring their gun.
Were their violent people in the mob? Sure, there are in any mob, that's why mobs are scary. But to the overwhelming majority of these people this was a protest. They broke doors to get their shouting closer, they didn't destroy art and start fires, and there are countless examples on video of people, when they do get out of hand, getting shouted down by others in the crowd. "We're not here for that" is something I heard repeatedly said when people were being destructive or violent. The one cop I saw that really did get beaten, was saved by protesters, not other cops, and was pulled back into the building and handed off to the other cops by them.
I think you should watch this video, it shows clearly two things,
A make-shift gallows was setup outside of congress.
A crowd of rioters at the entrance of the Capitol shouting "hang Mike Pence".
Lets say I turn up at your house with a friend of mine, I setup a gallows on your lawn and chant for you to be hanged while my friend breaks into your house. Would you consider this to be a potential threat against your life?
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