Democrats appear short of votes to convict Trump in 2nd trial
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Arul Louis ( IANS) |
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Wed, Feb 10 2021 11:33 IST |
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A video of the riot by President Donald Trump s supporters in the Capitol shows them storming the Capitol. The video was shown by the Democratic Party prosecutors during the impeachment trial of Trump on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (Screengrab from Se. Image Source: IANS News
New York, Feb 10 : After a day of tearful arguments and harrowing videos, Democrats have managed to pry only one more Republican Senator to their side as the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump started and they were still 11 votes short of the number needed to convict him.
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Karl Butch Bowers Jr. said he felt the conviction was politically motivated as his father possibly had gubernatorial or congressional aspirations I m not worried what other people think, Bowers said of taking the case This goes back to my dad, he said. I m not looking to get anybody to say good things about me
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US President-Elect Joe Biden has described the riots that erupted at the US Capitol building earlier today as an “assault” on democracy.
“At this hour, our democracy’s under unprecedented assault. Unlike anything we’ve seen in modern times. An assault on the citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself. An assault on the people’s representatives and the Capitol Hill police, sworn to protect them. And the public servants who work at the heart of our Republic… Let me be very clear. The scenes of chaos at the Capitol do not reflect a true America. Do not represent who we are. What we’re seeing are a small number of extremists dedicated to lawlessness. This is not dissent. It’s disorder. It’s chaos. It borders on sedition. And it must end now,” Biden said.