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10.02.2021 / 09:31

Trump ‘furious’ at his lawyers’ performance as 2nd impeachment trial begins: sources

Donald Trump fumed that his attorneys’ performance on the opening day of his second impeachment trial was a disaster, as allies and Republican senators questioned the strategy and some called for yet another shakeup to his legal team.Trump, who was watching the proceedings in Washington from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, was “furious” at what he saw, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Senators, too, balked at what they described as an unfocused and rambling performance as Trump’s team and Democratic House managers began to lay out their cases in front of the Senate jury.

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‘Only just begun’: After impeachment acquittal, Trump looks to reassert power

Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. His lawyers celebrated with hugs and smiles.

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Here are the key takeaways from the legal filings for Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial

Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is underway, with briefs filed this week laying out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial.House prosecutors and the former president’s defense team are putting forward their arguments about Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S.

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Trump names two new lawyers to lead impeachment defence team

Donald Trump announced Sunday that a former county prosecutor and a criminal defence lawyer with a background in civil rights work will lead his impeachment defence team, one day after it was revealed that the former U.S. president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys.The two representing Trump will be defence lawyer David Schoen, a frequent television legal commentator, and Bruce Castor, a former district attorney in Pennsylvania who was criticized for his decision to not charge actor Bill Cosby in a sex crimes case.Both attorneys issued statements through Trump’s office saying that they were honoured to take the job.

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All but 5 Republicans vote to dismiss Trump impeachment trial on constitutional grounds

Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction of the former president for “incitement of insurrection” after the deadly Capitol siege on Jan. 6 is unlikely.While the Republicans did not succeed in ending the trial before it began, the test vote made clear that Trump still has enormous sway over his party as he becomes the first former president to be tried for impeachment.

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‘It’s counterproductive’: Growing list of GOP senators oppose Trump impeachment trial

Donald Trump will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol.House Democrats, who will walk the impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” to the Senate on Monday evening, are hoping that strong Republican denunciations of Trump after the Jan.

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‘He asked us to’: Trump supporters’ words could be his downfall at impeachment trial

Donald Trump supporters who are accused of participating in the deadly U.S. Capitol riot may end up being used against him in his Senate impeachment trial as he faces the charge of inciting a violent insurrection.At least five supporters facing federal charges have suggested they were taking orders from the then-president when they marched on Capitol Hill on Jan.

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‘The mob was fed lies’: McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ U.S. Capitol rioters

Mitch McConnell opened the Senate on Tuesday saying the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol was “fed lies” by the president and others in the deadly riot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s election.McConnell’s remarks are his most severe and public rebuke of outgoing President Donald Trump. The Republican leader vowed a “safe and successful” inauguration of Biden on Wednesday at the Capitol, which is under extremely tight security.“The mob was fed lies,” McConnell said.

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Giuliani says he’s a ‘witness,’ can’t defend Trump at impeachment trial

Rudy Giuliani, who called for a “trial by combat” before U.S. President Donald Trump incited an attack on the U.S.

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Prosecutors say U.S. Capitol rioters intended to ‘capture and assassinate’ lawmakers

siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials.”Prosecutors offered that view in a filing asking a judge to detain Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man and QAnon conspiracy theorist who was famously photographed wearing horns as he stood at the desk of Vice President Mike Pence in the chamber of the U.S.

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These are the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first sitting U.S. president to be impeached twice — and this time, the vote drew bipartisan support.Ten Republican members of the House of Representatives joined Democrats in impeaching Trump on a single charge of “incitement of insurrection” related to the deadly riot at the U.S.

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Donald Trump faces 2nd impeachment vote: Here’s what to know

Donald Trump is on the verge of becoming the first president to be impeached twice, as lawmakers move quickly to punish him over last week’s deadly U.S. Capitol attack.Trump’s fiery speech at a rally just before the Jan.

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