Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act

President Donald Trump’s much-hyped speech promising huge revelations about interference in the 2020 election failed to deliver. On Thursday night, the president made sweeping claims about interference by China and cover ups by the “deep state,” and repeated debunked claims about noncitizens voting. He pointed to a document drop on the White House website as proof, though the files didn’t contain evidence to back up his assertions. For Trump’s loyal army of followers, this didn’t matter. “This is a grand slam from President Trump,” election denier Patrick Byrne told school shooting conspiracy theorist Alex Jones moments after the speech ended,…