The nine House impeachment managers spent Day One of their arguments in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial building a devastating case against Trump, showing not just the violence of January 6 but the months of incitement leading up to it. Senate Republicans seem unmoved. Well, the arguments aren’t done yet.
This is the second and final day of the House managers’ case against Trump. It will be aired on major television news networks and streamed on their websites. Daily Kos will have continuing coverage.
Live coverage continues here.
Rep. Diana DeGette continuing the presentation on the aftereffects of Trump’s support for the Jan. 6 insurgency.
When you have an audience of one, and know your jury is fixed.
The impeachment trial is currently ongoing.. but the Trump legal team's lead lawyer is not in the chamber. Doug Schoen is doing a live interview on Fox News Channel instead.— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) February 11, 2021
The impeachment trial is currently ongoing.. but the Trump legal team's lead lawyer is not in the chamber. Doug Schoen is doing a live interview on Fox News Channel instead.
Rep. DeGette showing how white supremacist groups are using Jan. 6 as a recruiting tool.
Rep. David Cicilline steps up to begin a presentation on how Trump’s actions related to Jan. 6 has caused harm to Congress and the government as a whole.
Smartly, the House managers today have shown films of Republican state officials and Republican members of Congress when making a point about the threat felt at all levels of government.
Rep. Cicilline: “He was trying to become king, and rule over us.”
Short break.
And they’re back.
Rep. Joaquin Castro coming up to talk about the harm Trump’s actions have caused to national security.
Rep. Castro shows Sen. Marco Rubio saying that the insurgents proved that critical national infrastructure was vulnerable.
Rep. Joe Neguse steps up to directly confront the idea that Trump can’t be held accountable, because something something First Amendment.
Rep. Neguse: “Their argument would flip the Constitution upside down.”
Rep. Jaime Raskin coming back up to talk about the legal issues with the position held by Trump and his legal team.
Rep. Raskin making a terrific common sense argument that people can’t get away with saying just anything and then hide behind the First Amendment.
Rep. Raskin gets in the “anyone who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities” quote.
Rep. Ted Lieu steps back in to continue this stage of dealing with the issue Trump’s team intends to employ tomorrow.
That’s nice. Rep. Lieu makes it clear that the House did not delay the transmission of the impeachment to the Senate.
Rep. Neguse coming back as the case approaches a close, but first Rep. Raskin is once again making the point that Trump’s actions represent one of the greatest crimes against the nation that can be contemplated.
Rep. Neguse walking through the evidence again to show why the case presented by the House managers clearly shows that Trump committed the crimes he is charged with in the articles of impeachment.