As Donald Trump’s impeachment trial resumes, Democrats are focusing on the damage wrought in the Capitol and the former president’s alleged role in inflaming the rioters. Follow our live coverage here:
told Fox News that the “not guilty vote is growing” as a result of the Democrats’ evidence.Republican Senatoralso told Fox News that while the attack was “horrifying,” impeachment was not appropriate given that Trump was no longer in office.Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage ofand I’ll be taking you through day three of the Senate hearing, which kicks off around noon local time, or 4am AEDT.
Day one was consumed by legal arguments about whether it was even constitutional to try the former president. Six Republicans combined with the Democrats to rule that the impeachment was constitutional and could proceed.Credit:Day two proved explosive as the Democrats laid out their case against Trump, accusing him of inciting the January 6 riot on the Capitol and directly linking his words with the violent and deadly consequences of that day.
They presented never-before-seen footage recorded by security cameras inside the building that showed the full scale of the terror, chaos and violence.staffers as they hid from the rioters rampaging the building. The rioters were hunting for the House Speaker whom they called “crazy Nancy” – the same nickname used by Donald Trump.
The images showed just how close several high-profile US politicians, including Pelosi, the vice-president
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