In January 2021, did Donald Trump hatch a plan to forcibly prevent his exit from the White House?
Even the draft of a never-sent Twitter message from the voted-out president, which the committee of inquiry into the "Storming of the Capitol" has now made public, is not in itself conclusive evidence.
But it is now even more obvious that at least the march of Trump supporters gathered behind the White House to the Capitol was an escalation tactic discussed days earlier in the White House to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's election victory.
The Committee has not yet shot its powder
Why wasn't this part of the demonstration announced in advance?
One could benevolently attribute that to Trump's flair for (television) dramaturgy.
But further statements and indications only allow a different conclusion: He wanted to take the security forces by surprise.
Whether the evidence is sufficient for a criminal conviction remains an open question - the committee has not yet fired its powder, it is still questioning witnesses.
Anyone of good will, on the other hand, should have long since said no to the question of whether Trump should be allowed anywhere near power again.
But that leads to the crucial question in political tribal warfare: Who are the people of good will, and who listens to them?