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In closing arguments, Lead Impeachment Manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked, “If you were charged with inciting violent insurrection against our country and you were falsely accused, would you come and testify? I know I would. I’d be there at 7 in the morning, waiting for the doors to open. I’m sure that’s true of 100 senators in this room. I hope it’s true of 100 senators in this room.”
Impeachment Manager David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) did the same, saying if he were accused of a crime he hadn’t committed, “I would demand the right to tell my side of the story.”