What Donald Trump’s lawyer likely wanted: for America to spend this evening talking about how the former president was not responsible for the deadly Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol.
What he got instead: a firestorm of speculation about why he held his hand over his head every time he took a sip of water.
The Senate convened Tuesday for a historic first: former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment. David Schoen, one of Trump’s impeachment lawyers, already asked (and then withdrew his request) for Trump’s trial to pause for the Jewish day of rest. Was the fact that he covered his head while drinking also because he is an Orthodox Jew?
February 9, 2021 6:45 pm Trump s impeachment lawyer David Schoen covers his head with his hand while drinking water, Feb. 9, 2021. (Screenshot from CNN live broadcast)
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(JTA) What Donald Trump’s lawyer likely wanted: for America to spend this evening talking about how the former president was not responsible for the deadly Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol.
What he got instead: a firestorm of speculation about why he held his hand over his head every time he took a sip of water.
The Senate convened Tuesday for a historic first: former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment. David Schoen, one of Trump’s impeachment lawyers, already asked (and then withdrew his request) for Trump’s trial to pause for the Jewish day of rest. Was the fact that he covered his head while drinking also because he is an Orthodox Jew?
The Mysterious Case of Hand on Head caused confusion for many viewers and frenetic discussions on Jewish Twitter, where political polarization fell away in favor of shared bemusement
WASHINGTON - The congressman’s voice cracked and he paused to drink from a bottle of water as he told of apologizing to his daughter for bringing her to.
Raskin spoke about his personal experience in the Capitol on Jan. 6. He had been joined by family members that day the day after he had buried his son, who took his own life in December.