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10 Feb, 7 tweets, 3 min read
LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment, day 2 —

House impeachment managers will begin presenting their prosecution today, laying out their evidence—including previously unseen Capitol security footage from the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Rep. Raskin opened by stating that the evidence his team presents will demonstrate Trump was "no innocent bystander" and that he "assembled, inflamed and incited his followers" on his way to the "greatest betrayal of the presidential oath" in US history.
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Raskin urged parents and teachers to exercise caution in allowing young people to watch video clips included in the House managers’ presentation, warning they will show “shocking violence, bloodshed and pain in the nation’s Capitol.” axios.com/trump-impeachm…
Rep. Joe Neguse presented a figurative “roadmap,” laying out the impeachment managers’ intention to prove Trump is guilty of inciting insurrection in 3 distinct parts:

• "the provocation"
• "the attack"
• "the harm" axios.com/trump-impeachm…
Rep. Madeleine Dean played a video from December of Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling pleading with Trump at a press conference to stop his election lies: "Someone's going to get hurt, someone's going to get shot, someone's going to get killed."
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Impeachment managers showed new footage of USCP officer Eugene Goodman — who on Jan. 6 successfully steered a mob away from lawmakers — warning Sen. Mitt Romney to flee the area once rioters had breached the floor below. axios.com/trump-impeachm…
The trial is back after a break. House mangers, led by Rep. David Cicilline, are outlining Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, detailing his refusal to condemn the rioters, and his reported reaction to the Capitol riot.
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