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Lawfare Presents: The Aftermath

The Impeachment: Day 11

Lawfare Presents: The Aftermath

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Trump, News & Politics, January 6, Politics, Lawfare, Insurrection

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🗓️ 4 February 2020

⏱️ 92 minutes

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The Impeachment Trial continues with closing arguments from House Managers and White House Counsel.

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0:00.0

It's February 3, 2020.

0:07.4

It's the 11th day of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump.

0:12.2

I'm Margaret Taylor, Senior Editor at Law Fair.

0:15.9

Today, Senators listen to the closing arguments of both the House managers and the President's

0:20.6

Defense Team.

0:22.2

The House managers made an initial presentation, then the President's Defense Team took

0:26.4

the lectern.

0:27.9

House managers then spoke for a final time.

0:31.5

Thereafter, the impeachment trial adjourned until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, when Senators will

0:36.6

cast their votes on whether to convict or acquit the President on each article of impeachment.

0:43.0

In the meantime, Senators had the opportunity to speak on the Senate floor, in 10 minute

0:48.4

increment over the course of Monday evening, Tuesday, and Wednesday before the vote.

0:53.7

This is the impeachment, Episode 11.

0:56.1

The parties offer their closing arguments.

1:01.1

Here you hear you.

1:04.2

All persons are commanded to keep silence on pain of imprisonment while the Senate of

1:09.1

the United States is sitting for the trials of the articles of impeachment exhibited by

1:13.8

the House of Representatives against Donald John Trump, President of the United States.

1:20.8

Mr. Chief Justice, members of the U.S. Senate Council for the President.

1:25.8

Almost 170 years ago, Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts took to the well of the old

1:31.8

Senate chamber, not far from where I'm standing.

1:36.2

He delivered what would become perhaps his most famous address, the 7th of March speech.

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