After the Senate decided it will not call any witnesses, lead House manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was the first to speak during closing arguments. He reiterated the prosecution's case, calling for the conviction of Trump.
Raskin went on to use his time to describe Trump's months-long campaign to discredit the 2020 election results by spreading misinformation, which he argued laid the groundwork for deadly events of Jan. 6. He went on to claim that the former president assembled the mob, incited it and then sent it off to the Capitol during his speech. At every point, Trump sided with the insurrectionists rather than the Congress, Raskin said.
"There has never been a greater betrayal by the president of the United States of his office, and of his oath to the Constitution."
Would of never been planned at all if Trump didn't keep calling it a rigged election and keep saying they stole the election.
Let's Put It Like This: Trump, Where Do You Place GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY in your life? I HOPE & PRAY IT'S FIRST FOR THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS TO UNCOVER GOD'S WRATH but it was too late. I rather be King Saul than to be Trump! I've ALWAYS BEEN AWAKE but I JUST COULDN'T TELL YOU!🤫😶😎
Another waste of money on another hate filled agenda to power grab nothing more.
If I Have to BOW DOWN TO THE LAW, WHO ARE YOU THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE SAME! TELL ME SO I CAN GET THE PHUCK OUT OF DEATH & DESTRUCTION'S WAY! Yep. I tried to tell them but all that Power TRULY went to their head! I DARE NOT BE LATE OR EVEN NOT! PAY! RENT! DIE TIME FOR ME!😬!
Regrettably, the House managers are beating a dead horse. Make no mistake, the GOP is no longer a donkey, it’s a horse and the horse is dead. It will be a very long time til this former Republican votes for another Republican
That's another LIE!!! The truth is a Biden staffer in a white SUV tried to run a pickup truck with Trump flags off the road. Here's PROOF.
So did he incite it or just fail to do anything about it? Asking for an impeachment trial.
Like when Trump murdered The Vice President over JEALOUSY! Y'all Saw what happened when Trump came to Milwaukee Wisconsin! First time they Burned The Flag! SECOND TIME I WAS THERE & I'M NOT LEAVING!🤬☠CONDUCT YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY OR DIE TIME BEFORE MY VERY EYES! TEST IT!☠☠🇺🇸
It may have been pre-planned but do you have evidence that shows Trump himself pre-planned it? I bet not!
And they keep lying 😂🤷🏻♂️
HouseJudiciary Rep. Madeleine Dean is making a compelling closing to any one who’ll approach this logically and with open mind instead of voting party line.
Says the former mayor of Prov Ri who left the city in a mess
Unless the treacherous democrats do not do the same?
And then a portion of his closing argument was stricken from the record for attempting to inject evidence that was not presented or accepted into the record of evidence.
So Mitch, if impeachmentTrial is only for Removal from office, what is recourse for an office holder doing harm in last weeks in office? Or resigning upon being caught? DISQUALIFICATION ONLY is obviously a key purpose for Impeachment McConnellTraitor FoxNews SenateGOP
Sure... That is damage control bc there’s evidence showing pre-planning, and malfeasance on behalf of the Capitol Police Board and Appropriations and Authorization subcommittees. There was massive security failure & repeated denials for reinforcement. ABC ImpeachmentTrial2
Why isn't the jury of his peers other living presidents? This isn't turning out so well with both the aggressors and victims as defense, prosecution, and jury. Someone should fix this.
No matter what happens, the Trumps will always be remembered as true TRAITORS! Donald J Trump is the ONLY president to be impeached twice and the only to continuously lie to the American people leading to more then 473 thousand deaths.
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Donald Trump couldn’t send the Army to kill Congress, so he had to settle for these ppl. He’s guilty. Why does he still think if you commit crimes publicly, it’s ok? 🤦♂️🤬
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Where do you draw the line? If an acquittal is deemed, where is the accountability of some of our government officials? Country before party is every government officials’ responsibility.
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Immediate you mean? Then Hillary Clinton is supposed to be prosecuted for allowing soldiers to die in Benghazi, Libya.
Impeach!!!
So we shall call no witnesses, or do our jobs in showing your shame for an acquittal vote
No this is dishonest
I just want one of these guys to tell it like it is. “We know not one of the Senate Republicans in this room will stand up for the American people and vote to convict Trump but at least your cowardice will be recorded for history”.
Dems are weak. I'm done. Staying home in 2024.
Do they get time and a half? Or double time pay for working on a Saturday?
LeaderMcConnell could care less about that and has already let his caucus know his vote is to acquit. He appears to care more about his party. This vote will now allow all future Presidents (or Presidents to be) to do as they may including trying to overturn our elections.
If the insurrection was pre-planned then his words of alleged incitement on Jan 6th couldn't have had significant influence.
It's not convincing when he says that he incited the mob and only he could stop them. Not convincing at all.