Trump s impeachment defense team wrapped up its oral arguments in just a few hours.They relied heavily on "whataboutism," and many of their statements were
Senate pauses impeachment trial to recognize Capitol Police Officer Goodman s heroism Share Updated: 7:00 PM EST Feb 12, 2021 National Desk Staff Share Updated: 7:00 PM EST Feb 12, 2021
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Show Transcript Thank you, Mr President. And Mr President. In a moment, I will ask the Senate to pass legislation that would award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold medal in the weeks after the attack. On January the sixth, the world learned about the incredible, incredible bravery of Officer Goodman on that fateful day here in this trial, we saw a new video, powerful video showing calmness under pressure, his courage in the line of duty, his foresight in the midst of chaos and his willingness to make himself a target of the mobs rage so that others might reach safety. Officer Goodman is in the chamber tonight. Officer Goodman. Thank you. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Mr. Weight. Republican Leader McConnell. I m sor
House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team gave closing arguments Saturday following days of evidence and arguments. The Senate ultimately voted 57-43 to acquit Trump, with seven Republicans crossing party lines.
Democrats had argued that the Senate should vote to convict Trump and then vote to prevent him from ever running for office again, while Trump s defense team claimed the former president’s remarks challenging the results of the 2020 election were covered by the First Amendment and that he did not incite the deadly mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Five Senate Republicans, including traditional Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham
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US senators broke into a standing ovation and cheering as they voted to award a medal to hero police officer Eugene Goodman. US Capitol police officer Goodman helped keep a crowd of attackers out of the Senate chamber during the riots in Washington, potentially saved the lives of lawmakers with his actions. The vote to awarded him the Congressional Gold Medal, the body’s highest civilian honour, took place on Friday. The medal decision was a rare show of agreement in a body that is now partway through the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, who is accused of inciting insurrection and the January 6 riot.
A new poll released Saturday shows a majority of U.S. adults believe former President Trump
Fifty-three percent of U.S. adults polled said Trump should not be allowed to run for public office again, while 50 percent said they would vote to convict Trump in the Senate impeachment trial if they were given the vote, a poll by Ipsos conducted for Reuters found.
A poll from YouGov and The Economist released Friday also found that 53 percent of people believe Trump should not be allowed to run for office again.
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Many are arguing Trump should not be allowed to run for office again due to his actions and words leading up to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 that left five people dead.