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Trump accused as ‘inciter in chief’ of Capitol insurrection
Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial said they would prove that the former president was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly attack at the Capitol aimed at overturning his election loss to Joe Biden, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
The remarks served as the opening salvo in the first full day of arguments presented by impeachment managers from the House of Representatives to convict Trump. The former president’s defense team will follow.
Sources: Trump not happy with his lawyer’s opening
CNN reported Tuesday that Trump was less than pleased with Bruce Castor, the lead attorney representing him in the trial. Castor said that no member of the former president’s defense team would do anything but condemn the violence of the “repugnant” attack and “in the strongest possible way denounce the rioters.”
With 56-44 vote, Senate agrees to hear Trump case
In spite of their disappointment, Republicans voted Tuesday mostly along party lines against holding the historic second impeachment trial. Six Republicans joined Democrats to pursue the trial, just one more than on a similar vote last week, AP reported. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana added to the ranks of Susan Collins of Maine; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; Mitt Romney of Utah; Ben Sasse of Nebraska; and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
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