Trump ‘told them to fight like hell,’ prosecutor says
Democrats on Wednesday began presenting their case in former President Trump’s impeachment trial, but faced a steep climb if they hoped to persuade enough Republicans to convict the former president.
With more chilling video footage of last month’s assault on the Capitol, including plans to show unseen security camera footage, the prosecutors argued that Mr. Trump’s false claims about his election loss and fiery language at a rally near the White House provoked the mob of supporters.
“The evidence will show that he clearly incited the Jan. 6 insurrection,” said Representative Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager. “He told them to fight like hell, and they brought us hell that day,” he added, calling Mr. Trump the “inciter in chief.” Follow our updates here.
Republicans: On Tuesday, six Republican senators joined 50 Democrats in voting to proceed with the impeachment trial — a far smaller number than what would be needed to convict Mr. Trump. The six were Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania.
The New York Times
Me: Not much of a defense: Trump told me too!!
