Most people have no idea that they were at least 200,000 people at the ellipse to hear President Trump speak. Most probably went to DC thinking that it might be the last time that they would get to hear Trump speak at a rally.
The people who breached the Capitol did not seem to be MAGA Trump supporters. The answer to the question “who benefits” is certainly not Trump.
Those who just walked through open doors taking selfies and pictures of the Capitol Rotunda were Trump supporters. I don’t think that many actual MAGA supporters planned to enter the Capitol. They just got caught up in the energy and enthusiasm of the day.
I’ve been to several March for Life events. There were hundreds of thousands of people at the speeches down by the ellipse, most of whom march to the Supreme Court building but no one even considered going inside.
The Trump supporters who were outside the Capitol were peacefuolly and orderly ushered into the Capitol by policemen who opened the doors and motioned with their arm and hands for people to come in in an orderly line. I saw this clearly as I watched the proceedings online on Jan. 6, 2021. These were ordinary people, some with their children. They likely had now idea they’d be motioned to go inside. These were in no way lawbreakers. These were patriotic, peacefully citizens who came to peacfully show their support for president Trump. The relied on our rignt to peaceful assembly and freedom of speech.