This video is POWERFUL.
Watch live here:
Chilling.
The only thing that’s missing is Sen. Josh Hawley’s raised fist.
I wish we could see the facial expressions of Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley as this video is being played on the floor of the Senate. #ImpeachmentTrial
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Democrat’s impeachment manager, after conclusion of video: "THAT’S a high crime and misdemeanor."
If you didn’t see it in real time, here’s the 13-minute video that House managers played to the Senate at the outset of Donald Trump’s impeachment.

Gripping. Chilling. Horrifying.

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8 Feb
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