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The Daily 202's Big Idea

Impeachment managers rest case against Trump, implore Senate to convict to prevent future violence

The Daily 202's Big Idea

The Washington Post

Politics, News, Daily News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Plus, President Biden says that the U.S. will have enough vaccines for 300 million people by the end of July, and dozens of former GOP officials reportedly met last week to discuss mounting a new anti-Trump party.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Good morning.

0:03.4

I'm Arjun saying from the Washington Post, and this is the Daily 202 for Thursday, February

0:08.8

12th.

0:10.0

In today's news, President Biden says the U.S. will have enough vaccines for 300 million

0:14.8

people by the end of July, and dozens of former GOP officials reportedly met last week

0:21.0

to discuss mounting a new anti-Trump party.

0:29.8

First, the big idea.

0:32.7

Who's to say it won't happen again?

0:34.5

That's what Colorado representative and impeachment manager Joe Naguze asked of the

0:38.9

Senate as House impeachment managers wrapped up their arguments in the second impeachment

0:43.4

trial of former President Donald Trump.

0:46.1

The post Colby Itkowitz, Amy B. Wang, Felicia Sunmez, and Anne E. Marimo and John Wagner

0:52.2

report that during their presentations, House impeachment managers portrayed the trial

0:56.5

as an inflection point for the nation, and warned that if Trump were not held accountable

1:01.0

for his role in stoking a violent mob to attack the Capitol, he may inspire violence once

1:06.4

again.

1:07.8

During his presentation, Naguze walked senators through examples of Trump supporters engaging

1:12.6

in violence well before January 6th, including an incident in which supporters of the former

1:18.0

president tried to run a Biden campaign bus off of a Texas highway during the election.

1:23.4

When Trump's barbs weren't limited to his opponent, in multiple examples, Naguze demonstrated

1:28.1

how Trump's iron was directed at senators, state election officials, the Justice Department,

1:32.8

and even his own vice president, all of which led up to him telling supporters at the

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