In the end, the then US President only listened to people who called his own employees “crazies”. He was nevertheless politically responsible himself, according to the hearing on the storming of the Capitol.
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Fabian Fellman, Washington
One word made the rounds among White House staff as of December 18, 2020: “unhinged,” literally translated “lifted off the hinges,” like a door that can no longer be closed. Donald Trump was completely out of character in those days, as one would say in German. 60 out of 61 lawsuits against the election results at all levels had failed, flatly dismissed by the courts, all 50 states and the capital had their results certified on December 14, the confirmation of election winner Joe Biden could no longer be stopped by legal means.