Advocates for former President Trump on Monday submitted a brief submission that the Democrats’ attempt to convict the president in an indictment after he left office is’ political theater ‘, and that the trial is outside the constitutional authority of the Senate is.
“Instead of taking action to heal the nation, or at least focus on prosecuting the offenders who stormed the Capitol, the Speaker of the House and her allies tried to use the chaos of the moment for their own political gain, “according to the Associated Press.
The mandate also reflects the arguments put forward in the Trump team’s initial response to the indictment that Trump’s false allegations that the election was stolen were within his rights for first amendment.
President Donald Trump is responding after speaking on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in Alamo, Texas, near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Trump is the only US president to have been charged twice. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)
The order comes the day before the trial begins in earnest, with arguments over its constitutionality likely, and Senate President Pro Tempore, Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Will preside.
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House management executives, led by Representative Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Are also expected to submit a brief report Monday morning.
The documents of both Trump’s team and the Democrats who are campaigning for the former president’s will provide a preview of the arguments they want to make during the trial.
The Senate has yet to officially agree on a framework for the trial. But a potential one is currently being circulated which is a four-hour debate on whether the trial is constitutional, followed by a vote on ‘constitutionality’.
There may also be debates and a call for a call by prosecution managers for witnesses. And the trial can range from the traditional six days a week with the Sunday off model to six days a week with the Saturday off. Trump lawyer David Schoen is observing the Jewish Sabbath and has demanded that the trial be adjourned at 5pm on Friday and resumed on Sunday.
This is an evolving story. Please come and check for updates.
Fox News’ Chad Pergram and The Associated Press contributed to this report.