You’re right. Even if the protests on the Capitol were completely peaceful, they would’ve said “look how many people there were, what’s next? Will it only get more violent from here on out?”.

They’re grasping straws to throw together their narrative. And they all know what they’re doing too, I’m sure they’re not all that dumb. They sold their soul because

“What other options do you have, are you going to work at McDonalds and go back to struggling?”