| Tensions are in the US list on February 8, 2021 (local time), one day before the Senate’s impeachment trial for former US President Donald Trump. © AFP=News1 material photo |
On the 8th (local time), one day before the US Senate’s impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump, who is accused of inciting civil rebellion, Trump’s lawyers said, “This case has a constitutional flaw.” It’s ridiculous,” he argued.
According to the AFP news agency, the lawyers made such a claim in a 78-page opinion submitted to the Senate that day. Earlier on the 2nd, the lawyers submitted a 14-page opinion, but on the same day, the impeachment prosecution committee issued an 80-page opinion and reinforced it.
The lawyers said, “Accepting the political play of the Democratic congressmen is a danger to our Republican democracy and the rights we cherish,” he said. “The Senate should dismiss this case and convict the president.”
On the other hand, the Impeachment Prosecution Committee, composed of 9 Democratic House members, said, “The evidence of former President Trump’s criminal activity is overflowing.” That is true,” he criticized.
The US Senate begins an impeachment trial for former President Trump on the 9th, Washington time. Trump supporters broke into the Capitol to prevent the Senate from certifying President Joe Biden’s election on the 6th of last month, and the charges of former President Trump for instigating the death of six people, including one policeman, are constitutional reasons for impeachment The issue is whether it is a’high crime’.
It is expected that there will be a sparkling nerve war between the impeachment prosecution committee and the lawyers, who act as’prosecutors’, but the possibility of conviction is low. This is because it is difficult to receive 67 votes necessary for impeachment, with 100 senators serving as “jury” divided into 50 Democrats and 50 Democratic independents and 50 Republicans.
Meanwhile, former President Trump rejected the impeachment commission’s request to attend the trial as a witness. Last year, the Senate’s impeachment trial due to Trump’s “Ukraine scandal” was found innocent after a three-week hearing, but it is observed that the trial will be terminated much earlier.
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