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Impeachment: room for Trump's lawyers, who aim for a speedy acquittal

2021-02-12T05:40:15.806Z


The advice of the former president of the United States wants to prove that there is no connection between the speeches of their client and the assault of the Capitol by his supporters.


A "

tragedy

" without "

any connection

" with Donald Trump.

The defense will speak on Friday February 12 in the Senate, hoping for a quick acquittal of the former US president, accused of "

inciting insurgency

" in the assault on the Capitol.

From noon (5:00 p.m. GMT), lawyers for the 45th President of the United States will attempt to dismantle the argument of Democratic prosecutors who, for two days, returned to the bloody attack of January 6 in a relentless statement, riddled with shock videos.

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"

The president is very optimistic,

" one of his lawyers, David Schoen, said Thursday on Fox News, promising a short presentation, less than four hours, before the hundred senators, judges, jurors, and witnesses of this trial historical.

"

As I said from the beginning of this thing, this trial should never have happened and if it were to happen, it should be as short as possible, given the total lack of evidence,

" he said. assaulted.

Not only does the defense reject outright any responsibility for its client in the assault given by hundreds of its supporters at the end of its grand speech on January 6, but it also believes that the impeachment proceedings as a whole do not is not in conformity with the Constitution, since he is no longer president.

"Fight like devils"

The emotion provoked even in the ranks of the Republicans by the harsh images of the assault?

That's what happens when you use a film studio

,” replied David Schoen.

They absolutely did not connect Donald Trump to all that

”.

For Democratic prosecutors, on the contrary, the Republican billionaire "

knew how explosive the situation was

" when he fueled the anger of his supporters, by shouting, without providing any evidence, of "

massive fraud

" for months, before and after the presidential election against Joe Biden.

"

He lit the fuse and threw it directly towards this chamber, towards us,

" denounced one of the Democratic prosecutors, Joe Neguse.

As Congress certified the victory of his rival Biden on January 6, Donald Trump called on his supporters to march on Capitol Hill.

Fight like devils,

” he told them.

The bloody attack was "

the culmination of the president's actions, not an anomaly,

" said Jamie Raskin, who heads the team of elected House of Representatives charged with bringing the charge.

"

Who in this room can believe that he will stop inciting violence to achieve his ends, if he is allowed to return to the Oval Office?"

», He insisted.

It is by brandishing this fear of a repeat offense that prosecutors called on senators to condemn Donald Trump, because this verdict would be immediately followed by a vote to make him ineligible.

Until then, Joe Biden wanted to believe Thursday that the trial could move the lines.

His spokesperson Jen Psaki was quick to clarify that it was not a certainty but a reflection of the emotions of the Democratic president, "

touched

" by the videos broadcast in the Senate.

A verdict by Monday?

The former real estate mogul remains very popular in his party, however, and 17 Republican senators are highly unlikely to agree to vote with the 50 Democratic senators to form the majority necessary for his conviction.

Based in Florida, he refused to testify.

However, his voice has continued to resound in the hemicycle of the upper house of Congress, where his accusers have projected many extracts from his speeches, and reproduced his inflammatory tweets.

After the failure of his legal complaints and his multiple pressures on electoral agents in key states, "

President Trump found himself short of non-violent options to stay in power,

" said the elected official. Ted Lieu.

When they launched an assault on the Capitol, "

they thought they were following the orders of their commander-in-chief,

" said the elected Diana DeGette, citing the remarks made in court by dozens of people indicted.

After the defense arguments, it will be the turn of the senators to put their questions in writing to both parties.

The pace of the trial has accelerated, to the point that David Schoen said Thursday that a verdict could be rendered before Monday.

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Source: lefigaro

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