Trump lawyers have a lot of explaining to do
On Day 3 of Trump Impeachment 2, the Democratic House managers provided compelling evidence that Donald Trump knew that what he was saying on Jan. 6 was highly incendiary. They showed how he had previously goaded his supporters to rage and violence at rallies across the country. The usual situation involved Trump urging the crowds to “go after” a heckler or protester. They routinely complied.
The House managers also showed video demonstrating that Trump made no timely attempt to call off the crowd attacking the Capitol. In fact, he waited several hours after the Capitol siege began before finally making a tepid request for the mob to go home and told them he loved them.
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Former President Donald Trump s attorneys, including Bruce Castor Jr. (left) and David Schoen, offered their impeachment case defense on Friday. Image: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images
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Donald Trump s historic second impeachment trial came to a close on Saturday, with Democrats falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict the former president.
The final vote was 57 to 43. Seven Republicans joined with all of the chamber s Democrats and independents to vote to convict.
Trump faced a single impeachment charge, incitement of an insurrection, for his role in urging a mob to attack the Capitol complex on Jan. 6.