President Trump’s legal team on Friday rested their case after three hours, prompting another two-and-a-half hours of questioning from senators.
Mr. Trump’s attorneys tried to argue the former president was being hounded by a political vendetta, and said his actions were protected by the First Amendment.
In their opening arguments, Mr. Trump’s attorneys sought to link Democrats to political violence, repeatedly showing a long video montage of Democrats saying the word “fight” in a variety of contexts to suggest that there’s a double standard.
During the question and answer session, Mr. Trump’s attorneys also tried to argue that it would set a dangerous precedent to impeach a former official, although Mr. Trump was impeached while he was in office and the trial is being held after he left office.
