impeachment
The trial is now in the hands of Trump’s defense team, which will begin filing its case Friday.
House Democrats rested their case against Donald Trump on Thursday by insisting the Senate refuses to punish him for inciting a crowd attacking the Capitol would pave the way for a future commander-in-chief to subvert the democratic process, weaken the American position in the world, and provoke the recruitment of national terrorists.
In a comprehensive summary of his evidence, House prosecutors who asked for Trump’s conviction in the impeachment trial said they had demonstrated their accusation that Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurgency by causing his supporters. they violently attacked the Capitol while Congress had the votes of the Electoral College, and later showed no remorse after an attack that left five people dead. This lack of contrition, they argued, underscores the urgency of a conviction.
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