Washington House Democrats close their arguments for the conviction of former President Donald Trump on Thursday in his Senate indictment, one day after presenting a dramatic video timeline that sheds new light on the scale of the January 6 Capitol attack.
Senior assistants in the indictment team said the arguments would turn Thursday on the aftermath of the attack, including Trump’s role. They also plan to investigate the damage caused by the riots, both physical and otherwise, the president’s lack of remorse and the legal issues applicable in this case.
“We in the team and the managers, we are convinced that evidence has the power to change plan, and we do indeed think we saw even a little more movement yesterday,” an assistant said. “At the end of the day today, I think, many of the questions raised by the senators who spoke to the press last night will be thoroughly answered and their duty to be found guilty will be clear.”
Accusation officials on Wednesday built hours on the case that Trump was responsible for inciting the mob that assaulted the Capitol, arguing that the attack was the violent culmination of the former president’s months of efforts to undermine the integrity of the election. undermine.
The executives unveiled unseen security footage from the congressmen to drive home how close the rioters came to lawmakers, staff and Vice President Mike Pence, following the requests of Mr. Trump has resisted obstructing the counting of election votes. Senators sit in silence while executives present the carefully composed timeline, with many say they were shaken after reliving the violent episode.
“I know how I felt in the Senate when I heard the voices. I knew what it meant to run down the aisle with my colleagues,” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said. “I was not fully aware of everything that happened in the building. So if you see that all the pieces come together, the total awareness of it, the extent of it, this threat, is not just for us as humans, legislators, but the threat to the institution and which represents Congress is disturbing. ‘
The trial is set to resume on Thursday afternoon, and Democratic indictments have eight hours to complete their case before Trump’s legal team begins its defense on Friday.