Day four of Trump‘s (Trump) impeachment case. On Friday, Trump defense attorneys pointed out that the impeachment sponsors are arbitrarily interpreting the First Amendment and using a double standard to determine the merits of the case out of hatred and vindictiveness toward Trump.
On Feb. 12, Trump lawyers made opening statements in the U.S. Senate to plead Trump’s innocence.
Attorney David Schoen played several public statements by Democrats, including several heavyweights, that were similar to, if not more strident than, the words they used to accuse Trump of allegedly inciting violence, although the standard of decision was different.
Trump secondary impeachment defense attorney David Schoen: “The same hatred and anger led the House (impeachment) managers to ignore their own words and actions and set a dangerous double standard.”
Schoen also played a video of Trump that was intentionally removed by the prosecution, restoring the truth about Trump’s repeated calls for people to peacefully protest and support law enforcement during the Jan. 6 storming of Congress.
In his defense, Trump attorney Michael van der Veen said the impeachment of Trump was not because Democrats opposed violence, but rather “political retaliation” and a “Culture of cancellation” aimed at bringing down his The purpose is to bring down his political opponents.
Trump’s second impeachment defense attorney Michael van der Veen: “The impeachment is clearly unconstitutional. It’s an unconstitutional culture of nullification. History will record this disgraceful attempt to deliberately smear, censor and nullify (defeat) the Democratic Party against President Trump and the 75 million Americans who voted for him.”
Trump’s rival in the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton, took a stand against the impeachment, saying that Trump was acquitted because there were Trump co-conspirators among the Republican senators who served on the jury.
Biden also weighed in on the impeachment Friday.
President Biden: “I’m curious to see what my Republican friends will do and whether they will support impeachment.”
Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on a radio talk show on the 11th that he had calls with Trump for two consecutive days; Trump said he would continue to fight for America First.
In addition, the prosecution on the 11th in the statement, impeachment manager Jamie Raskin (JAMIE RASKIN) that the First Amendment does not apply to Trump.
Raskin’s constitutional law teacher at Harvard, renowned law professor Alan Dershowitz, published an opinion piece in Newsweek arguing against such arguments and attitudes. In the article, Dershowitz said that Raskin’s father was exonerated by the protections of the First Amendment and that if Trump was convicted for exercising his freedom of speech, then Raskin’s father should have been convicted back then as well.
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