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FEATURES: Republican Senator Mitt Romney saw a video clip on Wednesday in which police officer Eugene Goodman spins him out of the Senate chamber, so he doesn’t run straight into the rebels. Photograph: J. Scott Applewhite / AP
Republican senators called the Democrats’ speech on the second day of the Supreme Court case “effective” and “emotionally charged.” Still, that wasn’t enough to convince Trump supporters that he should go down.
The former president is accused of inciting the rebels who stormed Congress in Washington DC on January 6.
That is why it is very important for Democrats to convince the Supreme Court jury – which is made up of Senate senators – that the rhetoric and actions of the resigned president were decisive for the violence that occurred in the Congress building. that day.
They used much of Wednesday, which was the second day of the Supreme Court case, to show previously unreleased videos of the takeover of Congress. They spent the latter part of the day mapping Trump’s movements that day, displaying several of his Twitter posts.
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– Hard to see
– Obviously, it is very difficult to see the massive violence that the police and others are exposed to. It tears your heart out and brings tears to your eyes. It was overwhelmingly stressful and emotional, said Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney during a lull in the trial, after clips of clashes between police and rebels were shown, among other things.
Romney himself was central in one of the clips shown, where police officer Eugene Goodman runs past him and spins him around and running back to the Senate chamber.
The Republican says he did not know how close to the rebels he was, and that it was the first time he saw the clip in question.
Romney has said he is open to overthrowing Trump, but says he is not sure if the video clips they saw Wednesday have caused any of his party colleagues to change their minds.
“I can’t predict how other people will react,” he told the Washington Post.
HAVE NOT DECIDED: Republican Senator John Thune of South Dakota. Photo: KEVIN DIETSCH / POOL / EPA
– They were very effective
Republican Senator John Thune of South Dakota has long said that he has not decided how he will vote, and today’s speeches by Democrats have not changed that.
– I think they were very effective. They had a solid presentation, organized in a way that I think made it compelling, he tells CNN.
– I want to listen to the arguments and look at the evidence, and I do. And like I said, these guys were very effective. Now I will analyze the arguments presented by the defense, he adds.
Montana Senator Steve Daines told the Washington Post that the videos that were shown in the Senate brought back “cruel memories.” He will not respond if he has made him consider voting to judge Trump.
– I am impressed with those who presented the case. Yes, that link, we’ll see, his colleague Rob Portman from Ohio tells the newspaper, referring to the link between Donald Trump and the actions of the mob.
NOT CONVINCED: Senator Lindsey Graham. Photo: PISCINA / Reuters
Lindsey Graham: The no-side will grow
Despite the fact that many of the Republican senators praise the way in which the Democrats have presented their case, several are clear that they do not believe that Trump is responsible for what happened.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, considered one of Trump’s main allies, was not convinced.
– The block that thinks it is not guilty will grow after today. “I think the majority of Republicans in the Senate think the Democrats’ presentation was offensive and absurd,” he told Sean Hannity on Fox News, adding that he hoped those involved in the assault on Congress would be jailed.
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who is also a Trump ally, calls the Democrats’ posts “strong” and “emotionally charged,” but tells CNN that he does not believe they have provided evidence that the mob’s actions violence may be directly related to Donald Trump. .
– I was absent. They spent a lot of time focusing on the heinous acts of violence perpetrated by criminals, but the president’s language is nowhere near meeting legal standards for incitement, he says.
Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma says it will be difficult for Democrats to convince Trump that “he was the man who gave the green light” to the attack on Congress.
Trump’s advocates will file a response to the indictment later this week. They also gave a speech on the first day of the Supreme Court case on Tuesday:
ANSWER: Lisa Murkowski said she is angry and sad about the storm in Congress. Photo: Alexander Drago, Reuters
– I’m angry
For Donald Trump to be convicted in the Supreme Court case, at least 17 Republican senators must join the Democrats and vote for this. So far, only a few have indicated that they will be able to.
Among them is Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who reacted strongly after watching several of the videos presented in the Senate on Wednesday.
– I’m angry, I’m sad. We experienced it once, and it’s terrible, he said about the storm in Congress.
– The evidence that has been presented so far is quite convincing. But I know that I also have a duty to listen to the arguments of the defense, he continued.
Her colleague Susan Collins from Maine says the videos shown Wednesday made her relive the day Congress was stormed again.
“The presentations were compelling,” he told CNN.
Here’s how senators are expected to vote in the Supreme Court case:
