Former President Donald Trump’s expedition’s attorney general warned Tuesday that “the floodgates will be opened” if the Senate condemns Trump for inciting the Capitol’s deadly storm by his supporters.
During discussions on the first day of Trump’s second impeachment trial, defense attorney Bruce Castor said countless former government officials could be subjected to impeachment proceedings if House Democrats, led by the U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Triumphant against former president.
“If you go down the road, Mr. Raskin asks you to come down, the floodgates will open,” Castor told the Senate.
“The political pendulum will change one day. This chamber and the chamber of the road will change one day and partisan dismissals will become commonplace. “
Castor suggested that politicians could end up being elected to Congress by campaigning for the promise to oust controversial government figures, specifically mentioning former Attorney General Eric Holder and the failed “Fast and Furious” probe.
In response to Democratic attacks on Trump’s claim that he cannot be tried because he no longer holds office, Castor also said “the idea of the January amnesty is nonsense.”
If Trump played a role in the January 6 Capitol uprising, Castor said, “After he’s not out of office, go arrest him.”
“The Justice Department knows what to do with these people,” he said.
Castor noted that some of the people accused of breaking into Congress halls have been charged with conspiracy, but that “not a single one” has been charged with conspiring with Trump.
Castor further accused House Democrats of having purely political reasons to oust Trump on Jan. 13, a week before President Biden replaced him in office.
“Why are we here?” he asked.
“The majority in the House of Representatives does not want to face Donald Trump as a political rival in the future. That is the real reason we are here.”
Castor, who presented his case before co-advisor David Schoen, appeared to utter his remarks from the bracelet and sometimes rambled, in contrast to statements made by Raskin, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo .) And Rep. David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island), who also used video and other visual aids to illustrate his observations.
A source close to Trump said the move was intentional.
“It’s about lowering the temperature after the opening emotionally charged by the Democrats, before dropping the hammer on the unconstitutional nature of this witch hunt,” the source said.