And the reason for that leaving Trump in office tactic, was to present the image that Biden was sworn in normally, and that the government had not been overthrown. That was very important to them. But all of the other essential elements of a coup were there. Including quite literally seizing the radio station so to speak. Trump was denied the ability to give a national address on all the TV stations. He was banned from any social media you can think of. And two divisions of soldiers flooded into DC. It was a coup, and he had no power by January 7. I suppose some wouldn’t be happy unless he was shot dead and dragged out of the White House by his heels after resisting. If he did not abide by the terms the coup leaders pushed on him, the impeachment resolution would’ve been voted in the morning, it would’ve gone to a direct vote in the Senate, and he would’ve been removed the same day.
Despite those who believe Trump was captain at the helm, in truth he never had more than about 30% of the power a president normally possesses. Orders were ignored, slow walk, or simply contravened by the hostel bureaucracy that infested his white house with spies. He did the best he could.
And two divisions of soldiers flooded into DC.
They got that idea from the movie Valkyrie when the Reserve Army was activated. Right out of the overthrow playbook.