The Trump Impeachment trial, the 2nd one, is different. The facts are largely known because Trump himself spoke publicly to his supporters what he wants to happen last 6th of January. His supporters did exactly as he said they have to that day. The result is a mob attacking the Capitol when Congress was doing their constitutional duty to declare who the winner is in the November elections. In addition Trump used his twitter account all throughout the event. And then after.
Every one watched as the mob entered the building, broke windows and climbed walls. Journalists and bloggers from both sides pretty much covered the violence that happened inside the building. The video and the photos speak for themselves. The individual mob participants themselves used social media and apps to document what they were doing. The FBI and police made arrests based on facebook posts and twitter posts sometimes by the perpetrators' family member. Truly, they did it because Trump told them to do it. The problem is what they did is an insurrection. What they did is a violent attack on the government. Clearly it is against the law.
An impeachment trial is a political act. Sure they have a jury and prosecutors and defense lawyers but make no mistake this is politics. The president, the former president is on trial, the leader of his party. Republican senators will not vote against him. It's politics. The Democrats will try their best to present their case but this trial won't be about evidence. An impeachment is a constitutional process by which a tribunal charges a government official with a crime or misdemeanor. If the vote is guilty, the official lose his position and may be barred to hold any government position for life.
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