{"id":2086354,"date":"2023-11-01T07:13:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-claims-trump-incited-violence-on-jan-6-in-bid-to-keep-him-off-colorado-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T07:16:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:16:27","slug":"witness-claims-trump-incited-violence-on-jan-6-in-bid-to-keep-him-off-colorado-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-claims-trump-incited-violence-on-jan-6-in-bid-to-keep-him-off-colorado-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Witness alleges Trump incited violence on Jan. 6 to prevent his inclusion on Colorado ballot."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwitness-claims-trump-incited-violence-on-jan-6-in-bid-to-keep-him-off-colorado-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2086354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Sociology \u2063Professor Testifies on Trump&#8217;s Alleged &#8220;Insurrection&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In a high-profile case, \u2062sociology \u200bprofessor Peter\u200c Simi took the stand as an expert witness, arguing that former President \u2063Donald Trump&#8217;s actions on January 6, \u20632021, constituted an &#8220;insurrection&#8221; and should disqualify him from running for\u200b office. Known for \u200chis expertise in political violence and extremism, Simi has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-fda-working-for-drug-makers-or-drug-users\/\" title=\"Is the FDA Working for Drug Makers or Drug Users?\">spent decades studying<\/a> and interviewing gang \u2064members and extremists.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200b to Simi, the key groups responsible for the breach of the U.S. Capitol were the Proud Boys, 3 \u2063Percenters, and Oathkeepers. He described them as far-right extremist groups with a penchant for conspiracy theories\u200b and an &#8220;us versus them&#8221; mentality, viewing their opponents as an existential threat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/officer-testifies-about-jan-6-in-colorado-trial-to-keep-trump-off-the-ballot-5519496?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Officer Testifies About\u2063 Jan. 6 in Colorado Trial to Keep Trump Off the Ballot<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/30\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/officer-testifies-about-jan-6-in-colorado-trial-to-keep-trump-off-the-ballot-5519496?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ahead-of-trial-colorado-judge-rejects-trumps-arguments-in-14th-amendment-case-5517663?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Ahead of \u200bTrial, Colorado Judge Rejects Trump&#8217;s Arguments in 14th\u200d Amendment Case<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ahead-of-trial-colorado-judge-rejects-trumps-arguments-in-14th-amendment-case-5517663?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Simi emphasized that these extremists have an anti-democratic impulse and support authoritarian methods. He argued that\u2063 their use of coded language and deceptive speech, \u2062such as referring to &#8220;1776,&#8221; was \u2063a call\u200c for violence. \u200cHe also\u2063 claimed that\u2062 President Trump&#8217;s rally\u2062 invitation was interpreted by extremists as a call to violence.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about President Trump&#8217;s intentions, Simi admitted\u2063 that he had no evidence of the former president&#8217;s training in this kind of communication. However, he \u200cremained confident in his interpretation based on his extensive research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Defense attorneys challenged Simi&#8217;s claims, pointing out that the\u2063 evidence presented did\u200d not result in violence. The trial, taking place in Colorado, is\u200b one of several lawsuits arguing that President \u200dTrump is ineligible for office under the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<h2>Colorado Case<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 14th\u2064 Amendment, ratified after the\u2064 Civil War, grants citizenship and equal rights to all persons \u200bborn or naturalized in the United States. It includes a section that prohibits individuals who have engaged in insurrections or rebellions from holding office without two-thirds approval from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, brought by Citizens for Responsibility\u200d and Ethics in Washington (CREW) on behalf of Colorado voters, alleges that the events of January 6, 2021, constituted a violent\u2062 insurrection in which President Trump \u2064participated.<\/p>\n<p>The trial\u2062 heard testimony \u200cfrom police officers and Rep. Eric Swalwell, with Judge \u200dWallace\u2062 aiming to issue\u200c a ruling\u200d by Thanksgiving.\u200d Regardless of the outcome, the case is expected to be appealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Another similar case is set to \u200dbegin in Minnesota on \u200cThursday.<\/p>\n<h2>Donald Trump<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Simi testified that while far-right extremists typically view national \u200bleaders with \u2064skepticism, they saw President Trump as \u2063one of their own.\u200d He cited examples such as Trump&#8217;s questioning of\u200d President Obama&#8217;s citizenship and his derogatory remarks \u2063about illegal immigrants \u2062aligning with extremist beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Simi labeled the claim\u2063 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-bans-trumps-full-cpac-speech-unless-users-add-countervailing-viewpoints-about-election-claims\/\" title=\"YouTube Bans Trump\u2019s Full CPAC Speech Unless Users Add \u2018Countervailing Viewpoints\u2019 About Election Claims\u00a0\">widespread election fraud<\/a> in the 2020 elections as a conspiracy theory and highlighted the presence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-claims-trump-incited-violence-on-jan-6-in-bid-to-keep-him-off-colorado-ballot\/\" title=\"Witness alleges Trump incited violence on Jan. 6 to prevent his inclusion on Colorado ballot.\">armed militia\u2063 anti-government types<\/a>\u2062 at &#8220;Stop the Steal&#8221; rallies.<\/p>\n<p>Defense \u2062attorneys \u2062played clips of politicians, including\u200d Democrats, using the phrase &#8220;fight like\u2064 hell.&#8221; Simi acknowledged that without observational evidence \u200bof a relationship between\u200c politicians\u2062 and extremists, he could \u2062not determine if these speeches were coded for extremists.<\/p>\n<p>During cross-examination, Simi admitted that he had not interviewed anyone who attended the\u200d January 6 rally and \u2064relied on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> and expert\u2062 opinions. He also confirmed\u2062 that his opinion \u2063was based on observation and not direct evidence of President Trump&#8217;s intentions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>How do the \u200bdefense&#8217;s challenges to Simi&#8217;s claims impact the strength of \u200bthe prosecution&#8217;s argument<\/h2>\n<p><span>  On July 9, 1868, is\u2064 one of the Reconstruction Amendments that aimed to secure the rights of \u200dnewly \u200dfreed slaves and\u2063 protect them from discrimination. It states that no state shall &#8220;deprive any person of life,\u2063 liberty, or property, \u200cwithout \u2064due process\u2062 of law; nor deny to any\u200d person within its jurisdiction the \u200cequal\u200b protection of the laws.&#8221;\u2063<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 the Colorado case, the defense argues that President\u200d \u2062Trump&#8217;s actions on January 6,\u200c 2021, violated the 14th Amendment by inciting an insurrection and undermining the democratic\u2063 process. \u2064They claim\u2063 that his \u200drhetoric and \u2064encouragement of \u200dhis\u2064 supporters to\u2064 &#8220;fight like hell&#8221;\u2064 and \u200c&#8221;take \u2063back\u200c our country&#8221; constituted\u200b a direct threat to the principles\u2064 of democracy and equal protection under the law.<\/p>\n<p>Simi&#8217;s expert testimony was crucial in establishing the \u2063link between President \u2063Trump&#8217;s \u200dactions and\u2062 the extremist \u200dgroups responsible\u200b for the \u2062breach \u200cof the U.S. Capitol.\u200b By identifying the Proud Boys, 3 Percenters, and Oathkeepers as\u200d the\u200c main actors, he provided insight into\u2063 their ideology\u200b and motivations.\u200c Simi&#8217;s research\u200c on political\u200c violence and extremism allowed him to analyze the coded language used by these groups and interpret it as a\u2064 call for violence.<\/p>\n<p>However, the defense raised valid \u2063points\u200b challenging Simi&#8217;s claims. They\u2064 argued\u2064 that the evidence presented did not directly prove that\u2064 President Trump&#8217;s \u2062actions resulted in \u2064violence. The defense questioned\u200b Simi&#8217;s reliance on his interpretation of coded\u2062 language and suggested \u200cthat alternative \u2062explanations for\u200d the use of phrases\u200d like &#8220;1776&#8221; could\u2063 be \u200cpossible.<\/p>\n<p>While Simi acknowledged that \u200che \u2063had no \u2062evidence of President \u2062Trump&#8217;s training in this \u2063kind of communication, he stood by \u200chis interpretation based \u2064on his extensive research on extremist groups and their tactics. He emphasized that the context and timing of President Trump&#8217;s rally and \u200dthe subsequent breach \u2062of the Capitol support the argument\u2062 that his\u2062 words had a\u2063 direct impact\u2062 on the actions of the extremists.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this case in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 years studying political violence and extremism. Sociology professor Peter Simi testified as an expert witness, claiming that former President Donald Trump&#8217;s involvement in an &#8220;insurrection&#8221; disqualifies him from future office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2167,"featured_media":2086355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2086354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2086354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2086354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2086354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2086354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}