impeachment trial of donald j. trump. a new brief says the former president holds unmistakable responsibility for the capitol riot, and that it was obvious and foreseeable that his remarks on january 6th would lead to that riot and disaster. the president s new legal team faces a noon deadline to file a response. these are two developing story lines in the biden reset. today he will form a new white house task force to reunite children separated from their parents during the trump administration. president biden would like major congressional action on this topic, but primary number one is covid relief. the monday night meeting between the president and ten republicans was cordial but did little to fill the gap between what the republicans want and what the president is necessary. today this new data point in the republican fracture over the direction of the gop. loony lies and conspiracy theories are a cancer. those are the stern words of the senate republican leader, mitch
actually hold office to be impeached. since the 45th president is no longer president, the clause shall be removed from office on impeachment is impossible for the senate to accomplish. now the house impeachment manager s brief was a lot longer. it was 80 p0 pages, it focuses president trump s betrayal of historic proportions and the threat he poses to the constitution. they say the president is to blame for the insurrection writing it s impossible to imagine the events of january 6th occurring without president trump creating a powder keg, striking a match and then seeking personal advantage from the ensuing havoc. jim accost osta joins me now. the trump team was concise in comparison. they appear to have come to a compromise with the president on whether to focus on the constitutionality or the stolen election. that s right. i think it boils down to what the president s advisers have been saying for weeks now, that his speech on january 6th, while some may view it as in