Will be wild." "The evidence here is overwhelming," Swalwell said. He showed a "save the date" tweet from December, in which Trump said of Jan. Eric Swalwell displayed Trump tweets and speeches that he said showed Trump built the "rigged" election claim for months before and after the election, the Post reports.
Joe Neguse, another impeachment manager, said the prosecution's case would be broken down into "the provocation," "the attack," and "the harm." He started the "provocation" segment by playing clips of Trump urging supporters to challenge the results of the November election. "It’s more like like a case where the town fire chief, who’s paid to put out fires, sends a mob not to yell fire in a crowded theater, but to actually set the theater on fire." "This case is much worse than someone who falsely shouts fire in a crowded theater," Raskin said, per the Guardian.
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Raskin targeted arguments made by Trump lawyers Tuesday that Trump's fiery speech before the attack was protected free speech. "This was an organized attack." Raskin said Trump "surrendered his role as commander-in-chief" to become the "inciter-in-chief." "This was the greatest betrayal of the presidential oath in the history of the United States," he said. "There was method in the madness that day," Raskin said, per the BBC. The "inciter-in-chief." Raskin said Trump was "no innocent bystander" in the Jan.
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"We are having a trial on the facts." More: "It's a moment of truth for America," he said. "We do urge parents and teachers to exercise close review of what young people are watching here." Raskin said the trial wasn't a contest between lawyers or political parties.
"We will be showing relevant clips of the mob's attack on police officers and other innocent people," he said. Jamie Raskin warned that "graphic and disturbing" footage of Capitol violence would be shown, the Washington Post reports. After Tuesday's 56-44 vote to proceed, Donald Trump's Senate trial resumed Wednesday, with House impeachment managers setting out their case against the former president.
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