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Trump Lawyer Unsuccessfully Disputes Constitutionality of Impeachment
Bruce L. Castor Jr., former President Donald J. Trump’s defense lawyer, opened arguments against impeachment on Tuesday by condemning the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol, and rejecting the suggestion that the former president was responsible for it.
If we go down the road that my very worthy adversary here, Mr. Raskin, asks you to go down, the floodgates will open. But the political pendulum will shift one day. This chamber, and the chamber across the way, will change one day. And partisan impeachments will become commonplace. This trial is not about trading liberty for security, it’s about trading, it’s about suggesting that it is a good idea that we give up those liberties that we have so long fought for. This trial is about is about trading liberty for the security from the mob? Honestly, no, it can’t be. We can’t be thinking about that. We can’t possibly be suggesting that we punish people for political speech in this country. And if people go and commit lawless acts as a result of their beliefs and they cross the line, they should be locked up.
Trump Lawyer Unsuccessfully Disputes Constitutionality of Impeachment
Bruce L. Castor Jr., former President Donald J. Trump’s defense lawyer, opened arguments against impeachment on Tuesday by condemning the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol, and rejecting the suggestion that the former president was responsible for it.
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