The second day of old President Trump
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After the House Managers announced that they would be getting ready for the day, Lee stood at his desk on the Senate floor and asked for comment by the lawmakers related to him.
“Judgments were attributed moments ago by the House’s accusation managers. Judgments on the content of talks between President Trump and Senator Tuberville were not made by me. They are not accurate and are in conflict with I claim under Rule 16 the record will be deleted, ‘said Lee.
Lee apparently referred to statements by Rep. David Cicilline
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Lee earlier in an January 7 article told Deseret News that Trump called him on January 6 and thought he was calling Tuberville. According to the article, Lee also said that he assisted while they were talking so that he did not lose his phone.
Sen. Lee described it. He had just ended a prayer with his colleagues here in the Senate chamber, and the phone rang. It was Donald Trump. Sen Lee explains that the phone call goes like this. ‘ Hi, Tommy, ‘Trump asked. Sen Lee says, ‘This is not Tommy. “He’s giving the phone to Senator Tuberville,” Cicilline said.
“Sen. Lee then confirmed that he was standing by when Sen. Tuberville and President Trump spoke on the phone. And Donald Trump allegedly asked Sen. Tuberville to make additional objections to the certification process,” he continued. .
Even before he got up to make his proposal, Lee appeared visibly angry about the remarks. He was spotted at his desk and ripped a sheet of paper from a right-hand block and wrote, “This is not what happened.” He handed the paper to David Schoen, one of Trump’s attorneys.
Sen. Patrick Leahy
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The kerfuffle quickly caused great confusion, with senators trying to find out what Lee said was inaccurate and on which Lee forced a vote. The situation was complicated by the fact that Leahy’s microphone sometimes appeared to be faulty.
Sen. Roger Wicker
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‘It’s not my intention … What I asked was that I repeatedly attribute statements about the fact that I have personal knowledge because I am the source. That’s not true, ‘Lee said.
Republicans can be heard: ‘Hear! Hear!’ after Lee had finished speaking. Sen. Joe Manchin
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While Leahy apparently moved to a poll, Manchin stepped in again.
“Let him explain. Please let him explain … Why was it false?” Manchin said.
Lee indicated that he would be willing to answer Manchin’s question. Leahy said the debate was not in order, but senators shouted that they could not hear him.
Schumer worked to get clarity on what was voted on. Amid more confusion, he pauses during the trial ‘as we work it out’.
When the Senate convened again, Rep. Jamie Raskin
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“Mr Cicilline quoted a newspaper account correctly and accurately against which the leading senator objected, and we are therefore happy to withdraw it,” Raskin said.
“It’s a lot of effort on nothing, because it’s by no means critical to our cause,” Raskin said before leaving the podium.
However, Lee looks dissatisfied and shoots back: “You are not called the witness, sir.”