scholars and got help from a stumbling performance by one the defense attorneys. democrats began with a video that will have impact beyond today. here s a portion with a warning first it is not easy to watch. traitor! traitor! heave, ho! heave, ho! [ screaming ] get off! fight for trump! fight for trump! fight for trump! this is what the defense is asking senators to put behind them barely a month after that happened. whether they choose to or not, jamie raskin was not about to let anyone off the hook. he made this legal and political moment intensely personal. his youngest daughter and son-in-law were at the capitol last month. here s his account of it. my chief of staff was with tabitha and hank locked and barricaded in that office. the kids hiding under the desk. placing what they thought were their final texts and whispered phone calls to say their good-byes. they thought they were going to die. my son-in-law had never even been to the capitol before. and when
amendment is the first. that won t set me up well. yeah, yeah, that is a problem. rachel, there were a lot of comparisons to my cousin vinny today on twitter when the trump lawyers got up to speak. andrew weissman is going to join us later in this hour to score the lawyers in today s senate trial. and oh, by the way, on this day where there were so many my cousin vinny comparisons, it should be noted it is joe pesci s 78thing birthday. so, it should be noted. that s fantastic. i watched my cousin vinny not that long ago, and i would say that mr. castor would not have made it into the movie. well, and i know being a credit reader the way you are, you know that every word viny said was written by dale learner. is there nothing you don t know, lawrence o donnell? a lot. is there nothing you don t know? writing credits, my specialty. thank you, rachel. thanks, lawrence. thank you. well, today 56 senators representing 60% of the american people decided th
to make you think of the other worldly. just by virtue of the magnificent sound of his voice. let us pray. eternal god, author of liberty, take control of this impeachment trial. lord, permit the words of the new england poet james russell lowell to provide our senate jurors with just one perspective. lowell wrote, once to every man and nation comes a moment to decide. in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. mighty god, could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striding against falsehood and good striving against evil? powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved man. we pray in your magnificent name. amen. could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striving against falsehood? barry black today, the senate chaplain. for the first time in american history, an american president has been impeached twice. republicans in the united states senate refuse to allow witnesses or documents to be subpoenaed or admitted
has what should be considered an unfair advantage when it comes to his ability to make you think beyond the everyday. to make you think of the other worldly. just by virtue of the magnificent sound of his voice. let us pray. eternal god, author of liberty, take control of this impeachment trial. lord, permit the words of the new england poet james russell lowell to provide our senate jurors with just one perspective. lowell wrote once to every man and nation comes a moment to decide. in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. mighty god, could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striding against falsehood and good striving against evil? powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved man. we pray in your magnificent name. amen. could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striving against falsehood? barry black today, the senate chaplain. for the first time in american history, an american president has been impeach
us later in this hour to score the lawyers in today s senate trial. and oh, by the way, on this day where there were so many my cousin vinny comparisons, it should be noted it is joe pesci s 78th birthday. so, couldn t be a better day. also should be noted that s fantastic. i watched my cousin vinny not that long ago, and i would say that mr. castor would not have made it into the movie. well, and i know being a credit reader the way you are, you know that every word vinny said was written by dale low ner, who deserves credit because his work got so much attention today. is there nothing you don t know, lawrence o donnell? a lot. is there nothing you don t know? writing credits, my specialty. thank you, rachel. thanks, lawrence. thank you. well, today 56 senators representing 60% of the american people decided that a senate impeachment trial of a former president is, indeed, constitutional, as all precedent suggests it is. six republican senators voted