"This impeachment process is an act of unjust and blatantly unconstitutional political revenge" that "will further divide our nation": on the day of defense, Donald Trump's lawyers go on the attack, challenging the accusation of having "fabricated and altered the evidence "with montages of the shock videos of the assault on the Capitol and responding with other clips to show that the dem also used incendiary languages, from Joe Biden to Kamala Karris to the two leaders in Congress Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi." thinker might seriously believe that Trump's rally before the assault on Congress was an incitement to violence or insurrection, "said Van der Veen, one of the defenders, arguing that" Trump's words explicitly encouraged those in attendance to exercise their rights peacefully and patriotically "and placing the blame only on a" small group "of fans.
The lawyers also attempted to draw a false equivalence between Trump fans storming the Capitol and Black Lives Matter militants protesting against racism.
Trump's rally is in any case protected by the first amendment of the constitution on the right to speak, continued the defense, which plans to conclude his arguments in just 4 hours, against the 16 available.
If witnesses are not called, as it seems, the prosecution and defense will move on to their conclusions and the sentence could come over the weekend.
An acquittal likely but Joe Biden said he was "looking forward to seeing what my Republican friends will do if they take their responsibilities."
The first blow was Nikki Haley, a former UN ambassador nominated by Trump and a possible candidate for the White House in 2024, who dumped his former president: "I don't think he can run again, he fell so low", he told Politico.