So, as we all know he never incited violence. In fact he made it very clear to protest peacefully.

The left is claiming that it is about "how it was perceived".

How does that make any sense in a legal case? They are literally about to possibly convict a man, not based on his actions, but how others perceived his actions.

So, if I tell someone to go fuck themselves and they do so with a broomstick or something and die from internal injuries, I am to blame because they perceived my statement that way? This impeachment thing is one of the dumbest things I have experienced in my lifetime.