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The House managers laid out their case against Trump in a pre-trial legal brief filed this morning. They accuse Trump of stirring up violence against Congress in an attempt to upend the peaceful transfer of power. https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/politics/democratic-impeachment-filing/index.html
Impeachment trial is constitutional. “There is no 'January Exception' to impeachment or any other provision of the Constitution," the managers wrote. "A president must answer comprehensively for his conduct in office from his first day in office through his last."
I will build this thread about the House Managers case against Trump as more is revealed. “If provoking an insurrectionary riot against a Joint Session of Congress after losing an election is not an impeachable offense, it is hard to imagine what would be.”
House Dems point out Trump was impeached while he was still president. And they argue there is precedent for impeaching former officials, too, in a handful of cases in US history.
In a meticulously detailed 80-page pretrial brief filedthe nine House Democrats preparing to prosecute the case next week argued that Mr. Trump was “singularly responsible” for a violent attack on the democratic process...
... and would do anything to “reassert his grip on power” if he were allowed to seek election again. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/02/us/biden-administration/trump-impeachment-defense
Donald’s crack legal team has till noon to file their pre-trial defense brief in the Senate. House managers say “A president who violently attacks the democratic process has no right to participate in it.”
Trump has sharply criticized the impeachment push and argued that the remarks he gave on Jan. 6 to thousands of supporters he summoned to Washington were “totally appropriate.” Just like his “perfect phone call” defense at his other impeachment trial.
Trump’s responsibility for the events of January 6 is unmistakable,” they say, stating that his "abuse of office threatened and injured our democratic order.” Trump's responsibility for Capitol riot 'unmistakable,' House Democrats say in impeachment brief https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-s-responsibility-capitol-riot-unmistakable-house-democrats-say-impeachment-n1256459
“His conduct endangered the life of every single member of Congress, jeopardized the peaceful transition of power and line of succession, and compromised our national security.This is precisely the sort of constitutional offense that warrants disqualification from federal office”
