The Defendant's Criminal Plans to Defeat the Federal Government Function, Obstruct the Certification, and Interfere With Others Right to Vote

The defendants knowingly false statements for these purposes included a the defendant falsely claimed that based on fraud, the vice president could alter the outcome of the election results. Thousands of people marched toward the Capitol and broke through barriers to break into the building. At 2.13 p.m., after more than an hour of steady, violent advancement, the crowd at the Capitol broke into theBuilding. When advisors urged the defendant to issue a calming message aimed at the rioters, the defendant refused,. Instead repeatedly remarking that the people at the Capitol were angry because the election had been stolen. He then issued a tweet intended to further delay and obstruct the certification.