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Democrats in the House of Representatives obtained moving photos of the attack on Congress on January 6, as well as a detailed description of the policemen’s injuries.
This is how they will build a case against former President Donald Trump, to be convicted in a higher court, writes the Washington Post.
The goal of the Democrats is to build a case showing that Trump was aware of the riots before the attack, and that he was aware that his words and actions would affect the protesters.
They also want to remind senators of what they went through that day. Five people were killed in the riots, including a police officer.
The new political battle plan
– A theater
According to a source who spoke to the Washington Post, Democrats want to tell the story of how this happened and describe it as follows:
– He summoned the mob, rallied them and launched the attack.
The video material has been compiled and will be prosecuted by the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, which was also behind the videos in Trump’s first Supreme Court case.
Democrats want the law firm to process the video material in front of someone from the culture industry, to present the situation as it really was and in a sober manner, according to the newspaper.
Most Republicans will agree to acquit the former president. The argument is that they believe it is unconstitutional to sue someone former President.
– It will be a theater, says Republican Senator Rand Paul.
– will not be condemned
According to researcher Hilmar Mjelde of the Norwegian Research Center (NORCE), the evidence from the Democrats will be unrelated to the case.
– Trump will not be convicted in a higher court. The party had a chance to ditch Trump shortly after the assault on Congress. But then party leaders noticed the anger of Trump’s voters and then withdrew completely, he explains.
– In the days after the congressional storm, the Republican Party may have once again become an institution, rather than a personalist party. But they have chosen the latter.
Democrats control half of the 100 seats in the Senate, but in a Supreme Court case, a two-thirds majority is needed.
A test vote took place on Tuesday, in which only five Republicans were willing to vote against Trump, the Washington Post writes.
New details on the “bomber”
This is the accusation
Nine members of the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors in the Supreme Court case. Several with legal backgrounds and who were involved in the first Supreme Court case against Trump.
Dette er Jamie Raskin i Maryland, Diana DeGette i Colorado, David Cicilline i Rhode Island, Joaquin Castro i Texas, Eric Swalwell i California, Ted Lieu i California, Stacey Plaskett i Virgin Islands, Joe Neguse i Colorado og Madeleine Dean i Pennsylvania.
They are said to have looked closely at photos and videos on popular media platform Parler prior to the trial. One of the videos, posted by Just Security, shows protesters excitedly listening to Trump’s words before the attack. This must be central.
The objective is to make a presentation that shows the hours before, during and after the attack on Congress.
(See the video at the top of the box)
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The prosecution is also said to have noticed Gus Papathanasious’s statement earlier this week. He is a union delegate in the Capitol Police and claims that nearly 140 policemen were injured during the attack.
According to Papathanasiou, some suffered brain damage, one officer broke several ribs, one will likely lose an eye, and another was stabbed with a metal bar.
Trump is failing
In the videos they will present in the case, a familiar face also appears, the “shaman QAnon.”
Jacob Chansley, as he is actually called, is indicted after the storm, but has now said that he is willing to testify against the former president. His attorney, Albert Watkins, has previously said that Chansley felt invited to Congress by Trump.
“The shaman” is failing Trump
Mjelde doesn’t think this is important to the Supreme Court case.
– The eccentrics and extremists have normalized and are leading the way in the party. This week, the Republican Party in Oregon tweeted that the assault on Congress was a false flag operation to discredit Trump, the investigator says.
It also notes:
– Now we have reached the point where the rank and file and party activists will not hold accountable a president who tried to strike. On the contrary, they are reacting angrily to party politicians trying to hold Trump accountable. That says something about how radical the party has become.
It will be over soon
It is also unclear whether witnesses will be called. The rules on how the Supreme Court case will be handled are still under discussion and will not be clear until shortly before the case begins on February 9.
Nor is it certain that the testimony is ready before then.
In the first Supreme Court case, Democrats asked to call witnesses nine days after the case started. This was rejected and Trump was acquitted five days later.
Claiming that he did not join Trump
At the same time, both Republicans and Democrats in the Senate want the trial to last no more than a week. Both parties want to move forward with the case.
Democrats want to draw attention to the work of President Joe Biden, while Republicans want to divert attention from his role in the riots.
– Democrats and some on the right will lead by example to deter further self-coup attempts by future presidents. But in the Republican Party, Trump’s normalization and rehabilitation is in full swing, says Mjelde.
