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Given that this is a controversial topic, I'll explain that I gave this article a C-class because it's missing some inline citations where they would otherwise be appropriate. It also doesn't cover Trump's responses to any of this. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply) 19:47, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I appreciate it. We shall continue to work on it.
Re: Trump's responses, it's tricky to know what to include because his responses aren't normal (IMO) and don't form a coherent narrative.
Legal responses—He sues as a delay tactic. In the government document theft case, he had a lawsuit from August 22–December 12 this year.[1] Also, in the Jan 6 investigation, he never testified after the House committee subpoenaed him in October. These have been added to this article. DOJ hasn't yet charged him with a crime, so he can't respond in a formal legal way to charges that don't exist yet. But, generally, in court, he delays or sues. This phenomenon is discussed on "Legal affairs of Donald Trump".
Threats and incitement—Throughout 2022, he expressed an interest in pardoning Capitol rioters.[2][3][4] This month, he posted to Truth Social saying "the termination of all [Constitutional] rules, regulations, and articles" would be an appropriate response to his election loss[5] and that DOJ/FBI are "Weaponized Thugs and Tyrants [who] must be dealt with".[6] These reactions are on the article "Domestic reactions to the January 6 United States Capitol attack."
Nonsense—Over the last week, since the Jan 6th House committee published its final report, he's posted to Truth Social saying "What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger,"[7] name-calling the "Unselect Committee"[8] and claiming "I had almost nothing to do with January 6th."[9] These reactions are on the article "United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack."
The Jan 6 committee just published its 845-page final report. If he has any kind of substantive response to this, we should certainly add it. But realistically I believe no one is holding their breath.
Knowing how to frame Trump's responses, or lack thereof, is a challenge. I personally don't know what more to do here right now, but maybe someone else has an idea. Tuckerlieberman (talk) 20:29, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
