P.S. Insufferable assholes marvel at Jason Miller and say, "Wow, that guy is an asshole!"Here's Jason Miller on Newsmax admitting that Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, and Mike Lee not only met with Trump's lawyers but are literally helping with Trump's impeachment defense. Cruz, Graham, and Lee are supposed to be jurors. pic.twitter.com/jJOciPdk1K
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
If all politicians use "fighting" language, why did only Trump's supporters act on it?
And Transcript Of The Entire Speech Exist In Numerous Places Online
"Lord, infuse them with the spirit of nonpartisan patriotism" -- Senate Chaplain Barry Black's prayer begins the Trump defense portion of the #ImpeachmentTrial pic.twitter.com/omCCYlmpZ6
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Trump lawyer van der Ween argues that Trump devoted nearly his entire speech to arguing that the electoral count should be rejected by Congress, not that the counting session should be "prevented from conducting its business."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 12, 2021
“You should overthrow the electoral process, just not violently” is not a great defense.
— MisterJay (@jrasz) February 12, 2021
Does Trump's lawyer also think the Beastie Boys advocated for a storming of the Capitol when they said "you have to fight, for your right, to paaaarrty?" 🧐#whataboutism
— Stephen Punwasi (@StephenPunwasi) February 12, 2021
Trump tweeted his "Mike Pence didn't have the courage" tweet at 2:24 PM. He tweeted his "stay peaceful" and "no violence" tweets at 2:38 and 3:13. Then, at 4:17, he tweeted that video that told people to go home while also saying we love them and that the election was stolen.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 12, 2021
"incitement to resurrection" pic.twitter.com/ZszWnAsxUx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Did you catch the freudian slip "the Senate needs to fear the president....precedent"
— KanataSlim (@kanata_slim) February 12, 2021
Trump's lawyers are basically turning this into a Trump stump speech with a video montage of how many times he said "law and order" pic.twitter.com/mjsi0w6H0t
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Funny how the issues that spark the protests are not part of the narrative or Trump’s own role in creating the conditions for those to escalate.
— Ricky (@Ricky_Flores) February 12, 2021
Trump's lawyers are now using the impeachment trial to spread misinformation about Russia's 2016 interference campaign pic.twitter.com/A4aTyVx7ww
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Trump's lawyer then argues that the Democrats and the media spent four years claiming "without any evidence that the 2016 election had been hacked." The Democrats' emails *were* hacked...they didn't spend years falsely claiming voting software had been hacked or something.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 12, 2021
“Constitutional cancel culture” pic.twitter.com/9T1cDK6kb2
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
Trump's lawyer does some whataboutism by suggesting Bernie Sanders is just as responsible for Steve Scalise's shooting as Trump is for the insurrection pic.twitter.com/CRZET2ijUT
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
The "75 million people voted for Trump" lie is such a weird and pervasive one. It's a little thing but 74 million people voted for Trump. pic.twitter.com/amnEr2YMx1
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
again, it's a lie that 75 million people voted for Trump pic.twitter.com/aGGTQASqM5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Schoen accuses House managers of presenting "manipulated evidence" -- but his evidence for this is a photo from a New York Times piece that is in no way central to the case and wasn't even presented during the trial pic.twitter.com/EGVedolQvd
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Trump defense talking about how the then-president was praising the peaceful protests at Charlottesville that occurred "the night before" the violence on Saturday. That was the night where the torch-bearing crowd chanted "Jews will not replace us." pic.twitter.com/HCKS6Q9LBY
— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) February 12, 2021
We are now getting some "very fine people" trutherism pic.twitter.com/rbaYMAHhkN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Trump's argument seems to be that Democrats have said "fight" a lot of times, therefore checkmate libs pic.twitter.com/BzM37Vh3Ob
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
what is this never-ending video of Democrats saying "fight" meant to prove? is it supposed to be a form of torture? pic.twitter.com/yCCoRdFQOU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
I’m prepared to respond to this collection of clips using the word “fight” with a montage of various people using the phrase “you are a shitty attorney”
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
the Trump defense team is now playing a video including footage of dead bodies
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Trump lawyer claims Trump really meant "calvary" rather than "cavalry"?
— Kelley (@andreagail_k) February 12, 2021
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes & ears. It was their final, most essential command"
-Orwell
"Just remember what you’re seeing & what you're reading is not what’s happening"
-Trump pic.twitter.com/FjmXLrRQ5V
Trumps defense: Dems Hate me so I can't be guilty of anything 😓#whataboutism
— BL Obsessed (@blforever10x) February 12, 2021
watch this clip while reminding yourself that Trump's entire defense so far has been about whataboutism pic.twitter.com/39e6q1D1EE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
van der Veen's argument now seems to be that not accepting his arguments about Trump's innocence is an attack on his reputation pic.twitter.com/UQ0Lzj8onQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
He has mispronounced many names & words. It’s making me cringe.
— Holly Kurzman (@HollyKurzman) February 12, 2021
Yeah...this guy probably joined the team about 6AM this morning...not much time to proofread your speech.
— Paladin 55 (@B_L_Mencken) February 12, 2021
More strawmen than all the road show productions of Wizard of Oz.
— Randy Paul (@Randinho) February 12, 2021
Meanwhile, Clinton was impeached for “excitement to his erection”
— Nogbad the Bad (@Bad_Nogbad_Bad) February 12, 2021
Not a body language expert, but even if we put aside the linguistic slip, isn't constant shaking of the head an expression of your own doubt to the veracity of the words you are saying?
— JenniferJHenry 👨🦲🧔👩📷📺 (@jenniferjhenry) February 12, 2021
This, dear reader, was not in fact what Trump was doing on January 6 pic.twitter.com/N1FtDA2Ber
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Williams: Well at least a long the way we got to hear from senators Depp and Madonna pic.twitter.com/ms4jQ4MZaL
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
“I don’t know if we’re under oath here” pic.twitter.com/O184oZlEtY
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
CASTOR: Did the 45th president engage in incitement of — they continue to say — insurrection?…Insurrection is a term of art, it's defined in the law. It involves taking over a country, a shadow government, takin' the TV stations over.
— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) February 12, 2021
That's a coup, and you're an awful lawyer. https://t.co/MB99tKnqhN pic.twitter.com/d5unvFixjz
Lol pic.twitter.com/0I2Z82zbMq
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
"Ben Raffensberger" pic.twitter.com/Mp6PnYtSqK
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Castor reading part of Trump's call to Raffensperger accidentally illustrates how unhinged Trump sounded pic.twitter.com/0HkQptbfhq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Castor concludes Trump's remarkably short defense with a screed about "constitutional cancel culture" pic.twitter.com/OhFD0MqBvk
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz popped into the LBJ room where Trump lawyers are working during the break. No response from Graham after he left. pic.twitter.com/lvc8b2z61I
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 12, 2021
Well well well... https://t.co/70VUPqkfwo
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 12, 2021
His lawyers convinced him to after telling him he could be criminally charged for inciting the insurrection.
— It’s happening (@_AsWeSpeak) February 12, 2021
“They even aired video clips with Madonna, sort of a papa don’t impeach defense” pic.twitter.com/lLWL7fA6RC
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
Repeated questions about what Trump knew of the Capitol breach and when he knew it that Trump's lawyers refuse to answer nod at how valuable it'd be to have witness testimony at this impeachment trial pic.twitter.com/iFyvRE2peE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Plaskett: "The defense counsels could put a lot of videos out in their defense, playing clip after clip of black women talking about fighting for a cause or an issue or a policy. It was not lost on me that so many of them were people of color and women." pic.twitter.com/YgmEZbBnKz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Lol why are you saying the words that are coming out of your mouth pic.twitter.com/stCBdGchsz
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
when there's no tunafish in the tuna sandwich pic.twitter.com/aoai5KQVbQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) 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
van der Veen refuses to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election legitimately pic.twitter.com/OScB9BQthk
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
It’s the worst day I’ve ever had in Washington, he says... to a room of people who were held hostage by insurrectionists sent by Trump and to a man who lost his son weeks before...
— Finley Farr (@FarrFinley) February 12, 2021
"[Trump's] counsel before said, 'this has been my worst experience in Washington,' and for that I guess we're sorry. But man, you should've been here on January 6" -- Raskin pic.twitter.com/kYWLNohuYm
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
I wonder how many diet Coke’s trump has thrown at the tv today? His defense team is a joke.
— 🏳️🌈David Kent🏡🏳️🌈 (@BayAreaWolf_) February 12, 2021
Merkley's question alludes to one of the absurdities of Trump's defense -- the idea that because Trump once in passing mentioned a desire for protesters to be peaceful ahead of the insurrection, that absolves him of responsibility for inciting it pic.twitter.com/FHGQwzoueC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
"If you rob a bank, and on the way out the door you yell, 'respect private property,' that's not a defense to robbing the bank" -- Raskin pic.twitter.com/PNfR0EdQ5l
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Defense attorney: My client, the alleged murderer, probably murdered someone...but here's a video of him saying he doesn't like murder. So he's innocent!
— Mike Rose (@mrosemn) February 12, 2021
This is such a stupid defense; would be like if Jeffrey Dahmer was acquitted because he said 'vegan' a few times.
— Alynnfarrelly (@alynnfarrelly) February 12, 2021
Raskin points out that Trump's lawyers are attacking House managers for not having all the evidence, while at the same time stonewalling efforts to get Trump to testify and provide that evidence pic.twitter.com/bPpS2lJbIV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) 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 Torabi (@Acyn) February 12, 2021
Raskin explain why in his view Trump's conduct is worse than someone who yells "fire!" in a crowded theater pic.twitter.com/4je32qffHg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Plaskett: "This attack is not about one speech. Most of you men would not have your wives with one attempt at talking to her." pic.twitter.com/ugINv5zFfk
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Raskin: "The reason that the framers gave Congress, the House, the power to impeach, the Senate the power to try and convict and remove and disqualify, was to protect the republic. It's not a vindictive power." pic.twitter.com/uIq3hizY95
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
Raskin on the transfer of power being the most dangerous time for democracies: "You don't even have to read history for that ... you don't have to look around the world ... it just happened to us." pic.twitter.com/gk5drgDT9l
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
A cool moment as the Senate prepares to give the congressional gold medal to Eugene Goodman, who is in the chamber and gets a standing ovation pic.twitter.com/19kO0vAosL
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2021
LOL they just brought up Hillary. You can’t make this up.
— Zephy ✊🚩🇺🇸🏁 (@only_champs) February 12, 2021
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