impeachment trial
Democrats argue Trump gave ‘direct orders’ to US Capitol attackers
11 February 2021 - 21:32
Washington — Democrats making the case for Donald Trump's conviction for inciting the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6 focused on Thursday on the former president's role in inflaming the rioters and the damage wrought in the rampage.
As the third day of Trump's Senate impeachment trial got under way, the House of Representatives legislators serving as prosecutors provided examples to illustrate how he explicitly summoned his supporters to Washington on that day...
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