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"The article of impeachment now before the Senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance," says Michael van der Veen, a lawyer for Donald Trump, as he starts addressing senators on Day 4 of the former US president's trial. SOUNDBITE
"This trial will tear this country in half," says Trump defense lawyer David Schoen on the opening day of Trump's trial for inciting the January 6 storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. SOUNDBITE
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Freshman GOP Rep. Peter Meijer voted to impeach Pres. Donald Trump last week. On Sunday, he talked about the fallout of that decision. Meijer said he might have ended his political future by voting to impeach President Trump. During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," he asked Meijer if voting for Trump potentially damaged his career beyond repair. "I may very well have," Meijer said. Meijer said voting to impeach Trump was necessary for the good of the country.
"We urge the Senate to reject these articles of impeachment," says Donald Trump's lead defense lawyer Pat Cipollone as he and the US president's lawyers close their impeachment defense, accusing the Democrats of placing him on trial for political reasons. SOUNDBITE
A prayer is said on the Senate floor for basketball legend Kobe Bryant who died along with his teenage daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday. President Trump's defense team is resuming the presentation of its case in his historic impeachment trial in the Senate. IMAGES