Donald Trump actually said...

He trafficked political smears from a foreign country and then pressured the DOJ to legitimize those smears through his personal lawyer.

It was coupled with this idea that he wanted his supporters to believe the press. The press was the enemy of the people.

That led to a violent attempt to steal the election on January 6th that included white nationalist mobs flying Trump and Confederate flags.

Oh, and did I mention his systematic effort to undermine and discredit the American system of free and fair elections?