🧵WHO'S WHO: Here are the players in Trump's second impeachment trial...
ROLE: The Presiding Officer
PLAYED BY: Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT)
PURPOSE: Tasks include receiving questions from individual senators and reading them aloud to either the House Impeachment Managers or Trump's legal team.
PLAYED BY: Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT)
PURPOSE: Tasks include receiving questions from individual senators and reading them aloud to either the House Impeachment Managers or Trump's legal team.
ROLE: The Jury
PLAYED BY: All 100 U.S. Senators
PURPOSE: All 100 senators, including Sen. Leahy, will serve as the jury in the trial. The senators must sit quietly and remain seated during the trial. That's right—NO phones! The senators will submit written questions to Leahy.
PLAYED BY: All 100 U.S. Senators
PURPOSE: All 100 senators, including Sen. Leahy, will serve as the jury in the trial. The senators must sit quietly and remain seated during the trial. That's right—NO phones! The senators will submit written questions to Leahy.
ROLE: The Prosecutors
PLAYED BY: House Impeachment Mangers (Reps. Raskin, DeGette, Swalwell, Lieu, Neguse, Dean and Del. Plaskett)
PURPOSE: Present case for conviction, respond to arguments presented by Trump's legal team and answer any questions posed by senators.
PLAYED BY: House Impeachment Mangers (Reps. Raskin, DeGette, Swalwell, Lieu, Neguse, Dean and Del. Plaskett)
PURPOSE: Present case for conviction, respond to arguments presented by Trump's legal team and answer any questions posed by senators.
ROLE: The Defense
PLAYED BY: Trump Lawyers (Bruce Castor, Jr., David Schoen,
Michael van der Veen)
PURPOSE: Defend former President Donald Trump against the Article of Impeachment, charging him with incitement of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
PLAYED BY: Trump Lawyers (Bruce Castor, Jr., David Schoen,
Michael van der Veen)
PURPOSE: Defend former President Donald Trump against the Article of Impeachment, charging him with incitement of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
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