my conspiracy theory on today’s amateur coup attempt is that the Republican leadership moved key messengers to convince Trump that he could disrupt an d somehow cancel? the congressional certification of the electoral college if he brought his ragtag mob into capitol, and being the dumb piece of shit Trump ate it wholesale. And what the Republicans sought through this was to give themselves an excuse to finally jump from Ship Trump, while minimizing the political blowback they would get from Trump supporters. “But President Trump went too far! I had no other choice but to renounce him for now if we want to have another chance!” They now can tell Trumpers in this summer’s town hall meetings.