Pro-Trump extremists march toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, following a speech by President Donald Trump outside the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON (CN) House impeachment managers have begun laying out their case against former President Donald Trump, calling it clear that he whipped supporters into a frenzy before sending them to the Capitol to interrupt constitutional processes.
“It is one thing for an official to pursue legal processes for contesting election results,” a group of nine House lawmakers said in their brief to the Senate. “It is something else entirely for that official to incite violence against the government and to obstruct the finalization of election results, after judges and election officials conclude that his challenges lack proof and legal merit.”