House Democrats make case for conviction in impeachment trial, while Trump denies inciting riot and calls trial unconstitutional Published February 2
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Print article 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 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 Trump’s presidency overall.
Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of US Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the US Capitol, House Democrats said Wednesday (NZT). In making their most detailed case yet for why the former US president should be convicted and permanently barred from office, Trump denied the allegations through his lawyers and called the trial unconstitutional.
The Democratic legal brief forcefully linked Trump s baseless efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election to the deadly January 6 riot at the Capitol, saying he bears “unmistakable” blame for actions that threatened the foundation of American democracy.
Democrats Push For Conviction: Trump Aimed Loaded Cannon Of Supporters At Capitol
A new legal brief from House Democrats links former President Donald Trump s election claims to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick
WASHINGTON (AP) 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.
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will vote against confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, citing allegations that the nominee provided political favors to Democrats when he served in an immigration post in the Obama administration.
“As a high-ranking official in the Obama administration, Mr. Mayorkas did his best to turn U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services into an unethical favor factory for Democratic Party royalty,” McConnell said during a speech on the Senate floor.
The Senate is set to vote Tuesday afternoon on Mayorkas’ confirmation. If confirmed, the Cuba-born Mayorkas will be the first immigrant to lead DHS. He served as deputy director of the agency during the Obama administration, as well as head of U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS).
House Dems make case for conviction; Donald Trump denies charges
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Posted Feb 02, 2021
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)AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) 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 unconstitutional.