In 13 minutes, impeachment managers underscored the deadly consequences of Jan. 6
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Democrats opened day one of their impeachment arguments by airing a grim montage of video footage from the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by an aggrieved mob of Trump loyalists. The video was presented as part of the House manager's argument that there is no January exception to impeachable offenses.
The former president's defense team has held that the impeachment is unconstitutional because he is no longer in power and is currently a private citizen. House managers successfully convinced senators that the trial is constitutional because the actions happened while Trump was still president. Senators voted 56-44 on Monday to continue the impeachment trial.
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The detailed and emotional presentation by Democrats was followed by meandering and occasionally confrontational arguments from the Trump defense team, which insisted that his remarks were protected by the First Amendment and asserted that he cannot be convicted as a former president. Even Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s backers in the Senate winced, several saying his lawyers were not helpful to his case.
바카라 게임 웹사이트That바카라 게임 웹사이트s a high crime and misdemeanor,바카라 게임 웹사이트 D-Md., declared in opening remarks. 바카라 게임 웹사이트If that바카라 게임 웹사이트s not an impeachable offense, then there바카라 게임 웹사이트s no such thing.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The senators sitting as jurors, many of whom fled for safety themselves the day of the attack, watched and listened, unable to avoid the jarring video of Trump supporters battling past police to storm the halls, Trump flags waving. While many minds are made up, the senators will face their own moment to decide whether to convict or acquit Trump of the sole charge 바카라 게임 웹사이트incitement of insurrection.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The montage started with a clip of President Donald Trump urging supporters to 바카라 게임 웹사이트fight like hell바카라 게임 웹사이트 or 바카라 게임 웹사이트you바카라 게임 웹사이트re not going to have a country anymore.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Footage of rallygoers shouting to 바카라 게임 웹사이트take the Capitol바카라 게임 웹사이트 followed. Over the ensuing 13-minutes, images that flashed across the screen included a gallows erected in the shadow of the Capitol dome and video of a police officer screaming in anguish as he was pinned against a door while trying to stop rioters from entering the building.
Senators watched the video on monitors set up in the chamber as the sounds of the screaming mob echoed in the large room. Some turned away at the graphic images on their screens while others took notes. When it ended, the senators were silent and still.
By stringing together the events of the day in chronological order, Democratic impeachment managers underscored the deadly consequences of the riot, which left five dead and injured 140 police officers. They also sought to directly link Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s incendiary rhetoric to the actions of his supporters.
Six Republicans voted to continue the trial, including Louisiana senator, Bill Cassidy, who said he voted as an impartial juror on Monday.
바카라 게임 웹사이트(The defense attorneys) talked about many things, but they didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t talk about the issue at hand,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Cassidy said after the vote.
House managers are expected to use more new video during their two days of presentations this week, with some coming directly from the Capitol security system.
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