This is an historic and important trial, but it is exhausting watching people talk about strengths and weaknesses of the Trump defense as if any of it matters one iota to a GOP caucus that doesn't give a shit and is going to do what it's going to do.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 12, 2021
A fight or a 'fight'? In impeachment, a clash about context https://t.co/ravdsvqSq8
— The Independent (@Independent) February 12, 2021
CNN anchor Jake Tapper tore into the Trump impeachment lawyers’ defense, calling their presentation outright “stupid” and likening it to a “Sean Hannity mixtape” https://t.co/aqOzlZBNWc
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 12, 2021
Rep. Jamie Raskin refers to Trump impeachment attorney saying this had been his worst experience in Washington: "For that I guess we're sorry—but man, you should have been here on January 6." https://t.co/r7tOhMYO2U #impeachmenttrial pic.twitter.com/gZkRobmhWl
— ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2021
“Rather than yelling at us and screaming about how we didn’t have time to get all of the facts about what your client did, bring your client up here and have him testify under oath” pic.twitter.com/9AosuctWQp
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
Donald Trump’s legal team mounted a combative defense focused more on assailing Democrats for “hypocrisy” and “hatred” than justifying Mr. Trump's own monthslong effort to overturn a democratic election that culminated in the deadly assault on the Capitol. https://t.co/gJ9B3GI7zn
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 13, 2021
On Friday, Trump's legal team — either the 7th or 8th to defend him since he became president, depending on your math — followed the often unorthodox and undisciplined approach Trump wanted. w/@maggieNYT https://t.co/fVIJH7d3i5
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) February 13, 2021
What Trump lawyer said does not square with what
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 12, 2021
Sen. Tuberville told reporters about what he said to Trump… that Pence had just been rushed away from rioters: "I said 'Mr. President, hey, they just took the Vice President out, I’ve got to go.'" https://t.co/XzvzpMJxX1
So we’ve now descended to the point where contemptuous defense lawyers can lie into faces of U.S. Senators and face no penalty?
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 12, 2021
Bernie Sanders asks if Trump's lawyers actually believe the election was stolen from him. van der Veen answers by heaping scorn on Bernie Sanders and dodging the question. pic.twitter.com/8ZQmMvrSSB
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
One of the most stunning moments of the impeachment trial. Trump lawyer Michael Van der Veen was asked when Trump learned of the Capitol breach and what Trump did to stop the violence. He had no answer. Had he not asked his client about these basic facts?pic.twitter.com/Ct9ngxbV4O
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 12, 2021
Trump’s lawyers had no defense because there is none, the Editorial Board writes https://t.co/VOjf3AiMZN
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) February 12, 2021
A key part of Trump's impeachment defense was already undercut by his own attorney.https://t.co/LpIqIoTlqN
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 13, 2021
Senate GOP gripped by conviction vote intrigue. https://t.co/cQ5zxaY7y5
— Dave Winer (@davewiner) February 12, 2021
This pearl-clutching about a due process slippery slope should not be taken seriously. https://t.co/KvtFMkDRKI
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 12, 2021
I just signed a letter with 199 other legal scholars and former officials reminding Senators that the oaths they swore oblige them to now weigh the evidence presented to them at the impeachment trial, not claim lack of jurisdiction. https://t.co/6nUec4Fxkz
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) February 12, 2021
Three Republican senators met with Trump's legal team in their most blatant rebuke of impartiality yet. https://t.co/tnzejcmpMS
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 12, 2021
Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz have spoken to Trump’s lawyers more than he has https://t.co/e927QTXG0U
— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 12, 2021
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, and they would still vote to acquit me”
— Scott Shapiro (@scottjshapiro) February 13, 2021
CNN reporting multiple Republican members of the House say Kevin McCarthy told Trump during the insurrection the protestors were NOT antifa as Trump said, but were Trump's people. pic.twitter.com/igtGimXnia
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) February 12, 2021
“You have to look at what he did during the insurrection to confirm where his mind was at," Herrera Beutler told CNN. "Either he didn't care, which is impeachable…or he wanted it to happen and was OK with it, which makes me so angry."
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 12, 2021
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Jake Tapper is saying a Republican congressman is texting him saying there was no indication Trump showed any concern for Pence, members of Congress, law enforcement, and his own supporters pic.twitter.com/4DqhLfCDJY
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 13, 2021
Damning new facts show Trump may have known Pence's life was in danger when Trump attacked Pence during the insurrection. Democrats simply must call witnesses. If Trump knowingly pointed this loaded gun at Pence, we need to know the full story. New piece:https://t.co/LvQJm3G0zj
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) February 12, 2021
These are GOP sources leaking this. My god, @RepRaskin, please call witnesses.
— FrankGinDC (@frankgindc) February 13, 2021
The great @AshleyRParker and I went longer Pence here — why he and his team felt burned by Trump, what happened on Jan 6, how he told Trump repeatedly he couldn't block results, why the relationship won't ever be the same, but why he is not speaking out: https://t.co/oeUpl2IJlP https://t.co/ie6kZmrkug
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 12, 2021
Five alleged members of the far-right Proud Boys group have been charged with criminal conspiracy in last month's deadly attack on the Capitol that sought to keep then-President Donald Trump in power, according to a criminal complaint https://t.co/lrBxkl2v53 pic.twitter.com/4XKfEfge3X
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 12, 2021
If inciting a deadly insurrection against the U.S. government isn’t worthy of conviction, truly nothing is.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 12, 2021
“The vote on impeachment is going to be what most of these people are remembered for,” @DougHeye says. GOP lawmakers “want to put Donald Trump in the rear view mirror, the problem is they’re just not allowed to do so from Trump and from his voters.” https://t.co/NnZhziGuiB pic.twitter.com/P79SeGwFfm
— Last Call (@LastCallCNBC) February 13, 2021
I guess if I was a member of the U.S. Senate I wouldn’t like to be remembered as someone who forfeited their dignity on behalf of the former host of The Celebrity Apprentice
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) February 13, 2021
At least the Senate did one thing right today…
The Senate just unanimously passed legislation awarding Officer Goodman, who stood in the back of the chamber, a Congressional Gold Medal.
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 12, 2021
Senators gave him a standing ovation. pic.twitter.com/4d8ccxu847
🇺🇸Officer Eugene Goodman—American Hero.#ConvictTrump #GOPSedition pic.twitter.com/jlotr8QSTT
— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) February 11, 2021
Finally…
More 🇺🇸 memorabilia for #Abraham #Lincoln 🎉birthday! pic.twitter.com/8Nyuja6cg3
— APIC (@APIC_USA) February 12, 2021
The Overnight Note 