Assignment task:
On January 6, 2021 President Trump gave a speech encouraging his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol to protest his election defeat, which he called "take back the steal". Consequently thousands of President Trump's supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capital and caused numerous injuries and one fatality to the Capital Police. In today's Chapter on Civil Liberties, direct incitement test is discussed on page 73 of your hard copy textbook. The definition of "direct incitement " is as follows : Test articulated by the Supreme Court in Brandenbury v. Ohio holding the first Amendment protects advocacy of illegal actions unless lawless action is intended and likely to occur.
Discuss in a one-page essay whether President Trump intends to support "illegal" action and may know it will.