House Dems make case for conviction; Trump denies charges
Growing tension among GOP on whether to convict Trump By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK | February 2, 2021 at 10:40 AM EST - Updated February 2 at 11:47 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) â Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters âlike a loaded cannonâ at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office. Trump denied the allegations through his lawyers and called the trial unconstitutional.
The dueling filings offer the first public glimpse of the arguments that will be presented to the Senate beginning next week. The impeachment trial represents a remarkable reckoning with the violence in the Capitol last month, which the senators witnessed firsthand, and with Trumpâs presidency overall. Held in the very chamber where the insurrectionis
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WASHINGTON, DC Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office.
The legal brief forcefully links Trump’s baseless efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, saying he bears “unmistakable” blame for actions that directly threatened the underpinnings of American democracy. It argues that he must be found guilty when his impeachment trial opens before the Senate next week on a charge of inciting the siege.
Senate GOP Leader Defends Rep. Liz Cheney, Who Voted to Impeach Trump
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday voiced support for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the highest ranking Republican who voted for former President Donald Trump’s impeachment.
“Liz Cheney is a leader with deep convictions and the courage to act on them,” McConnell said in a statement to news outlets. “She is an important leader in our party and in our nation. I am grateful for her service and look forward to continuing to work with her on the crucial issues facing our nation.”
Cheney has drawn calls of support from some fellow Republicans after joining with Democrats and nine other GOP members to impeach Trump on Jan. 13. But others have called on her to step down from her position as House Conference chair, which makes her the number three Republican in the House of Representatives.
Impeachment: Lawyers claim Trump didn t incite violence at the Capitol
2 Feb, 2021 05:41 PM
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President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, six days after the attack on the Capitol. Photo / Gerald Herbert, AP, File
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By: Eric Tucker & Mary Clare Jalonick of AP
Donald Trump s lawyers deny that he played a role in inciting the deadly riot at the US Capitol and said that the Senate impeachment trial is unconstitutional.
The lawyers filed their brief before next week s trial on accusations that he provoked the January 6 siege of the Capitol through his baseless efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election.
House Dems make case for conviction; Trump denies charges
Eric Tucker And Mary Clare Jalonick
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. Former President Trump has named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office. Trump denied the allegations through his lawyers and called the trial uncon