We saw how Trump spent months cultivating America's most dangerous extremist groups.

We saw how he riled them up with corrosive lies and violent rhetoric, so much so that they were ready and eager for their most dangerous mission, invalidating the will of the people to keep Donald Trump in office.

An examination of his past statements makes it clear that when Donald Trump tells the crowd, as he did on January 6, fight like hell or you won't have a country anymore, he meant for them to fight like hell.

Following the armed siege in Lansing, President Trump refused to condemn the attacks on the Michigan capital.

And what did Donald Trump do?

Is president United States to defend one of our nation's governors against a plotted kidnapping by violent insurrectionists?

Did he publicly condemn violent domestic extremists who hoped in plan tow, launch a civil war in America?

No, not at all.

He further inflamed them by continuing to attack the governor, who was the object of their hatred in this kidnapping conspiracy.

He had just seen how easily his words and actions inspired violence in Michigan, he sent a clear message to his supporters.

He encouraged planning and conspiracies to take over Capitol buildings and threatened public officials who refused to bow down to his political will.

January 6 was not some unexpected radical break from his normal, law abiding and peaceful disposition.

This was his state of mind.

This was his essential M o.

He knew that, egged on by his tweets, his lies and his promise of a wild time in Washington to guarantee his grip on power, his most extreme followers would show up bright and early, ready to attack, ready to engage in violence, Ready toe fight like hell for their hero, My dear colleagues, Is there any political leader in this room who believes that if he is ever allowed by the Senate to get back into the Oval Office, Donald Trump would stop inciting violence to get his way?

Would you bet the lives of more police officers on that?

Would you bet the safety of your family on that?

What about the future of your democracy on that, President Trump declared his conduct totally appropriate.

So it gets back into office and it happens again.

We'll have no one to blame but ourselves.