WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump stands trial before the Senate this week on an impeachment charge that accuses him of inciting the deadly Jan.
6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. His lawyers in a 78-page memorandum on Monday detailed a range of legal and factual arguments that they intend to make at trial.
Some of the highlights: ___ ARGUMENT: TRUMP DID NOT INCITE THE INSURRECTION Defense lawyers are adamant that Trump did not incite the riot when he addressed a huge crowd of supporters at a rally that preceded it.
They accuse House impeachment managers of cherry-picking Trump’s statements from an hourlong speech by highlighting only those that Democrats see as helpful to their case, pointing out repeatedly that he had told his