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12 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
NEW: The Trump defense opened its arguments with multiple demonstrable falsehoods before launching into a pointed effort to stir up a partisan rejection of the House's case.

They are also pretending that the House's entire case is about the word 'fight.'

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
It's a close call between whether the Trump defense is showing more video of Dems sayign the word "fight" — devoid of context — than actual argument against the House's impeachment case. politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
This is important: Trump's own lawyer inadvertently made the House's case for why Trump's words carry unique weight compared to congressional Democrats.
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13 Feb
NOW: The impeachment managers are giving a press conference after Trump's acquittal. Image
RASKIN says that McConnell's comments after the vote went even further than Democrats by suggesting Trump could be criminally charged.
PLASKETT says seeking key witnesses would have taken months of litigation. She notes they're still in court for testimony for MCGAHN from 2019.
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13 Feb
VOTE BEGINS on the article of impeachment charging Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection.

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
The vote will be the first time since 1868 that a majority of the Senate (though not a supermajority) votes to convict. And it will easily set a record for most votes to convict by members of the president's party. politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
BURR: Guilty

CASSIDY: Guilty

COLLINS: Guilty
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13 Feb
NEW: Two Senate Democrats are now calling for witnesses as key details about Trump's conduct while the Jan. 6 violence unfolded have come to light.

The big question: Will House managers agree?

ttps://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-trial-day-5-468985
Most of the energy has been for speeding straight through to the final vote. But evidence that Trump attacked Pence while *knowing* he was fleeing the violence has changed the calculus.

Some Rs have signaled they're intensely interested in this as well.

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
A third Senate Dem, Chris Van Hollen, says he'd "welcome" witnesses — *if* the House managers ask for them

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13 Feb
Remarkably, as she reminded everyone tonight, Rep. @HerreraBeutler relayed the Trump-McCarthy converstation to her local paper on Jan. 17.

tdn.com/news/herrera-b…
@HerreraBeutler Tonight, Herrera Beutler makes clear she has been emphatic with her colleagues on this point and pleads with others close to Trump — and Pence himself — to start saying what they know.

NEW: A key House Republican is pleading with Pence and former Trump aides to share what they know about Trump’s behavior on Jan. 6 — tonight.

She confirmed an earlier anecdote that Trump refused to call off his supporters despite a plea from @GOPLeader

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
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12 Feb
NEWS: Tuberville speaks to reporters just now and stands by account he gave to @burgessev on Wednesday

"I said Mr President, they've taken the vice president out. They want me to get off the phone, I gotta go ... probably the only guy in the world hung up on pres United States"
@burgessev Trump's lawyers dismissed it as "hearsay" during the trial today. It's a key point that several Republicans considering conviction asked about and got no answer from Trump's team.
@burgessev More importantly: If Tuberville's account is true, it means Trump attacked Pence on Twitter about 10 minutes after learning Pence had been evacuated to escape the violent mob.

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
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12 Feb
CASTRO references Sen. TUBERVILLE's comments to @burgessev indicating he *directly told Trump* that Pence had been evacuated moments before.

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
@burgessev The Trump team's response to this ignores what Castro just said to indicate there's "nothing in the record" about what Trump knew about Pence.

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
@burgessev This trial appears to be speeding to a resolution without witnesses, but that exchange screams out for Tuberville's testimony. He could easily confirm whether what he told @burgessev on Wednesday was accurate: that he informed Trump about Pence's evacuation.
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