Democrats rest their case in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with defence due to speak tomorrow
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 11, 2021
Follow live: https://t.co/rUR0RyTqkd pic.twitter.com/8CVQ0cwhES
.@RepRaskin named his son Tommy after Thomas Paine. In this moving moment, he was honoring an original patriot and his son. https://t.co/gUKJH6lcy9
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 11, 2021
When I lost my son, I was in a fog for weeks, nearly paralyzed with grief. To imagine that @RepRaskin has not just gotten up every day, but has done this master class in constitutional law, philosophy, logic, patriotism & more with eloquence, force, passion…My God. What a hero.
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) February 11, 2021
“If you don't find this a high crime and misdemeanor today, you have set a new terrible standard for presidential misconduct in the United States of America.” – @RepRaskin in his closing argument.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 11, 2021
Trump’s defence.
— The Cathy Wilcox (@cathywilcox1) February 11, 2021
My @smh @theage cartoon. pic.twitter.com/uGEZ2vklv6
House impeachment manager Representative Joe Neguse said that Donald Trump directed his supporters' ire toward the Capitol. ‘He quite literally at one part of that speech pointed at us,’ Neguse said https://t.co/8JCDxMqEea pic.twitter.com/qemQokla3N
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 11, 2021
NEW —> “We have to move on”: Inside Democrats’ decision to fast-track Trump’s second impeachment, conducting history’s swiftest trial after initial interest in seeking live testimony foundered
— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 12, 2021
Latest team effort, with @mikedebonis @thamburger @AmyeGardnerhttps://t.co/sIoX0njxis
Former President Donald Trump's legal team is eyeing shortening their Senate presentation to as little as three hours, a source says https://t.co/cl0CyUydFg
— CNN (@CNN) February 11, 2021
Republican senators ran from the Trump mob, but they still won’t run from Trump.
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) February 12, 2021
My new Letter from Washington is up @NewYorker: https://t.co/3lH3eLzuAV
The Trump legal team is not mounting a defense because there isn’t one. A vote to acquit is a vote against rule of law.
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) February 12, 2021
There is broad agreement among Republicans as well as Trump’s team to end the impeachment trial as early as possible, given the beating they’re taking from the media and the strength of the Democrats’ presentation https://t.co/PIQWMDWaQ7
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) February 11, 2021
“I solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws: so help me God.” – Senate Impeachment Trial Oath https://t.co/RxGyEMSItm
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 12, 2021
If they were speaking under the influence of truth serum, most GOP senators would probably say: “Sure, I know Trump is guilty as hell. I don’t like him, but my base loves him. If I vote to convict, I will soon be an ex-senator. I don’t want to lose my job!”https://t.co/AKesxdegt1
— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) February 11, 2021
"We were invited here." Democrats focused on rioters' words as part of a broader effort to link Donald Trump's call for his loyalists to "fight like hell" with the mayhem that followed.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) February 11, 2021
More highlights as Democrats wrapped their opening arguments. https://t.co/T8QirmYJcj
His supporters said they were "fighting for Trump," and said they should call him on the phone as he would be happy they had sieged the Capitol.
— Jen Taub (@jentaub) February 11, 2021
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"When federal agents searched his home, they discovered a document titled 'Death List' containing the name of an election official from another state.
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) February 11, 2021
Agents also found a pistol that was 'intentionally built to look like a cellphone,' prosecutors say."https://t.co/XSOgDmvC80
The Justice Department is now making clear that a leader among the Oath Keepers paramilitary group — who planned and led others in the Capitol siege — believed she was responding to the call from Trump himself. https://t.co/PlqJ0AQZai
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 11, 2021
Several GOP senators just met with Trump’s defense attorneys, including Cruz and Graham. Lee also spotted going in. Graham refused to talk about it after. “See you tomorrow,” he told me. Schoen told us there’s nothing inappropriate about meeting with jurors in impeachment trial
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 11, 2021
House prosecutors detailed the graphic physical trauma that people sustained at the Capitol, as well as the psychological trauma.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 11, 2021
“The sound of those window panes popping,” one staffer said. “I won’t forget that sound.” https://t.co/QNhi5nTYeV
"It's not actually a legal trial in that way" is a defensible position, but it's not one you can use while also demanding that the managers must prove that Trump commit the statutory crime of incitement beyond a reasonable doubt, which is what they're also going to say.
— John (@johnlk_80) February 11, 2021
Impeachment manager @tedlieu’s warning that Trump could run again and incite violence if he loses made an impression on some Republicans.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 11, 2021
"Several of us wrote that down," Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) says. "I think that was a strong statement on his part."https://t.co/9QQk7BrLJi
Nearly half the Republicans who'll judge Trump in his Senate trial bolstered the lie that drove the Capitol riot.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 12, 2021
Two dozen Republican senators helped push Trump's lie that the election was stolen. https://t.co/1p9p8LgLkl
Donald Trump and his entourage have illuminated crucial vulnerabilities in our political system that will probably be exploited in the future by someone more intelligent, shrewd and effective. Beware.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 11, 2021
Military officials were unaware of potential danger to Pence's 'nuclear football' during Capitol riot – CNNPolitics https://t.co/8XV2DYnmsi
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) February 11, 2021
How bad was Trump’s opening impeachment defense? “My Cousin Vinny” was trending on Twitter. https://t.co/qHsSIx5E8L
— Slate (@Slate) February 12, 2021
Analysis: The Trump legal team is getting history wrong—and, oddly, the Senate GOP just voted against their own legal philosophyhttps://t.co/vFOujBMwIR
— POLITICO (@politico) February 12, 2021
At a time when Trump & his aides were downplaying covid and flouting precautions, a top lawyer in the White House counsel's office called the FDA commissioner to figure out how to get Trump the Regeneron antibody cocktail when he was hospitalized, per NYT. https://t.co/1uwwfZNHSd
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 11, 2021
Former Republican officials are considering splitting from GOP to form new party post-Trump.
— Caroline Linton (@carolinelinton) February 11, 2021
But key question remains: How will they deal with Republicans' loyalty to Trump? @adam_brew & @CHueyBurns on the plans: https://t.co/vnDXSnXLU6
Satire: #Florida Sen @marcorubio reports getting his highest Candy Crush score ever during #ImpeachmentTrial https://t.co/s2m6T5Kp8x via @BorowitzReport
— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) February 11, 2021
The Overnight Note 