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Day 2 in former President Trump's Senate impeachment trial over the Capitol insurrection kicked off on Wednesday.

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Each side — the House managers acting as prosecutors in the trial, and Trump's defense lawyers — will get 16 hours to make its argument.

The House managers are up first.
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Rep. Raskin said in his opening that "the evidence will show you that ex-president Trump was no innocent bystander," adding, that "Donald Trump surrendered his role as commander-in-chief and became the inciter-in-chief of a dangerous insurrection." businessinsider.com/trump-impeachm…

Rep. Raskin laid out a devastating timeline of Trump's efforts to overturn the election: "You will see during this trial a man who praised and encouraged and cultivated violence."

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Rep. Joe Neguse laid out a series of court documents and media reports showing many of the insurrectionists' intent to commit violence and assassinate leading lawmakers, as well as their belief that they were acting on Trump's orders.

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Rep. Joe Neguse recalled feeling "grateful" to thank then Vice President Mike Pence after Congress finished formalizing Biden's victory following the siege.

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When impeachment manager Rep. @JoaquinCastrotx was up, he looked back at Trump's long history of lying about the integrity of the election. Here are some key dates Castro referenced.

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Rep. Madeleine Dean (@RepDean) used her time to lay out Trump's myriad efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, either by turning to the courts or taking matters into his own hands.

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"I will never forget that sound," @RepDean said remembering the moment insurrectionists started trying to break into the Senate Chamber building on January 6.

House impeachment manager Rep. Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) issued a brutal critique of Trump's weeks-long attempt to invalidate President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election before.

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.@tedlieu went on to detail how Trump, after his legal efforts and attempts to intimidate election officials fell flat, turned to the legislative branch to force members of the GOP to take up the mantle for him.
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Delegate @StaceyPlaskett showed never-before-heard radio communications from the Metropolitan Police Department during the Capitol siege. It demonstrate the chaos that took place on Jan 6, with dispatch calls as officers tried to secure the building.

The House managers also showed disturbing never-before-seen security camera footage from inside the Capitol showing rioters break open a window and climb into the building.

The new Capitol security footage showed how close rioters got to the Senate chamber, and how quickly they overpowered a lone police officer who attempted to use pepper spray as a deterrent after they broke windows and climbed into the Capitol.

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The new Capitol siege footage also showed Officer Eugene Goodman telling Sen. Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) to get to safety.

House manager @RepSwalwell says he texted his wife amid the Capitol siege, "I love you and the babies. Please hug them for me."

Here's a recap of new footage and emotional testimonies from the first days of #ImpeachmentTrial

The Senate is now adjourned and will resume the trial on Thursday at noon.
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