Talk inside the White House about invoking the act has ebbed and flowed since Trump took office again in January, said the five people, who include the senior administration official, two people familiar with the discussions and two people close to the White House.
But the debate inside the administration has shifted recently, from whether it makes sense to invoke the act to more deeply exploring how and when it might be invoked, both people close to the White House said.
I don’t think there was enough evidence to pin anything insurrection related on Trump specifically.
They could have nailed him on inciting a riot and used their majority to disqualify him from running again. Democrats always try to play nice with the kids who bloody their nose every time they get a chance to swing. Trump broke all the norms his first term, they needed to play hard ball right back at him.