File image of Donald Trump. Image: Kleponis Chris/CNP/ABACA File image of Donald Trump. Image: Kleponis Chris/CNP/ABACA DONALD TRUMP’S SECOND impeachment trial is getting under way as the former president stands accused of inciting the deadly mob attack on the US Capitol.
The Capitol siege saw rioters storming the Capitol building to try to stop the certification of then-president-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Five people were killed in the riot. Prosecutors from the House of Representatives will cite the nation’s founders to declare a president “must answer comprehensively for his conduct in office from his first day in office through his last”.
It appears unlikely that the House prosecutors will call witnesses, in part because the senators sworn as jurors will be presented with graphic videos recorded that day. At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump declined a request to give evidence. #Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youIn filings, lawyers for the former president lobbed a wide-ranging attack against the House case, dismissing the trial as “political theatre” on the same Senate floor invaded by the mob.
This is article is complete crap and really poorly researched. The FBI have said this was planned weeks before and Trump said to go peacefully to the Capitol which is omitted from this article. The Dems are scared of Trump in 2022/2024 as they had a poor election in view of COVID