Feb 11 Trump lawyer calls House impeachment trial presentation ‘offensive’ By Associated Press David Schoen told reporters on Thursday that Democrats were “making a movie” and had yet to tie the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol to the former president. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Rep. DeGette says harm to the Capitol may be long lasting By Associated Press House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment said Thursday the harm from the mob attack on Capitol Hill January 6th will be long lasting if there are no repercussions. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Lieu says Trump has shown no remorse for lies, riot By Associated Press “President Trump’s lack of remorse and refusal to take accountability during the attack shows his state of mind. It shows that he intended the events of January 6 to happen and when it did he delighted in it,” Lieu said. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Democrats show past Trump rallies cheering violence By Associated Press Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin said that the litany of examples showed “obvious intent” as Trump told his supporters to come to Washington, and then to “fight like hell” just before they laid siege to the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Trump ‘lit the fuse’ of the Capitol insurrection, Rep. DeGette says Democratic prosecutors in Donald Trump's impeachment trial say rioters believed they were are acting on the "president's orders" to storm the Capitol to undo Joe Biden's election victory. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Pelosi wants to award gold medal for police at Capitol By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll sponsor legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Feb 10 Key takeaways from Day 2 of Trump’s second impeachment trial By Daniel Bush Democrats spent the second day of the Senate trial laying out in detail the seriousness of the Jan. 6 security breach at the Capitol, where former Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers narrowly escaped coming face-to-face with rioters intent on… Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Trump’s second impeachment trial | Day 3 By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press House prosecutors concluded two days of emotional arguments in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Thursday, insisting the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on “the president’s orders” to stop Joe Biden's election. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: ‘Trump left everyone in the Capitol for dead,’ Rep. Castro says By Associated Press Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas said Wednesday that Trump didn’t deploy the National Guard or any other law enforcement to help overwhelmed Capitol Police on Jan. 6 despite multiple pleas for him to do so. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Democrats focus on Trump’s silence during Capitol riot By Associated Press Cicilline noted that as senators were being evacuated, Trump mistakenly called Utah Sen. Mike Lee while trying to reach Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville to discuss contesting the counting of electoral votes. Continue reading