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- Donald J. Trump, unemployed Twitter bot
and former president of the United States.
Today Trump became the only president ever
to face a second impeachment trial,
which is pretty impressive when you consider
he only showed up to work about half of the time.
I mean, if Trump really applied himself as president
we could be on impeachment number like 35 by now.
And the trial kicked off today
with Democrats presenting a video,
which showed Trump's speech on January 6th
interspersed with scenes of violence from his supporters.
- We're gonna walk down, and I'll be there with you.
We're gonna walk down... (crowd cheering)
We're gonna walk down to the Capitol!
- Let's take the Capitol! - Take the Capitol!
- Let's take the Capitol! - We are going to the Capitol!
Where our problems are.
- [Crowd] USA, USA!
(beeps)
(crowd shouting)
- Let us in! - That's enough!
- Let us in! - There's much more coming!
- Wow.
What a powerful video that Republican Senators
didn't see because they pretended to go to the bathroom.
But you can definitely tell
that this impeachment is the sequel
because the sequel always has to turn things up to 11.
The original impeachment was like,
listen to this diplomat describe a phone call
as you ponder the meaning of quid pro quo.
But this impeachment is like, Michael Bay presents
bum, bum, bum, Impeachment 2: We're Storming the Capitol!
(Trevor yelling)
But after the video, it was the Trump defense team's turn
to make their best possible case.
Although based on how it went today
I'm worried that Trump is gonna get the chair.
- My name is Bruce Castor.
I am the lead prosecutor or lead counsel
for the 45th president of the United States.
I was an assistant DA for such a long time
I keep saying prosecutor,
but I do understand the difference, Mr. Raskin.
I don't wanna steal the thunder from the other lawyers,
but Nebraska, you're going to hear,
is quite a judicial thinking place.
My parents had on a record,
and we still know what records are right?
The thing you put the needle down on and you play it.
I, the other day, when I was down here in Washington,
I came down earlier in the week to try to
figure out how to find my way around.
I worked in this building 40 years ago.
I got lost then and I still do.
The founders recognized that the argument
that I started with that...
He talks about Gallant Men,
was the name of the uh, of the album.
- Good lord, Trump's lawyer's giving
the speech you give when you have to stall
because the actual lawyer's stuck in traffic.
Trump is probably watching this at home like,
what the hell is wrong with this guy?
The ad on the side of the bus said that he was the best.
Why would he be on a bus if he's not the best?
Although I will say this,
the fact that Trump now has a lawyer
who's not leaking printer toner out of his head,
that's a step in the right direction
And here's the crazy thing,
it doesn't actually matter what this guy says.
He could get up there and trim his pubes for hours
because the jury has already reached its verdict.
- In just the last hour the Senate voted
that the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump
can move forward.
Six Republicans joined with Democrats in a 56 to 44 vote,
saying the impeachment trial is constitutional.
- The question though is, would there in any scenario
be enough Republicans to cross the aisle
to vote to convict the former president, Donald Trump?
And given that just six crossed the aisle here
on this vote today, and they'll need 17 to do that
in order to convict him, it doesn't look like
the impeachment managers are gonna be able to get there.
- That's right, people.
Before this trial even started
almost every Republican juror has made it clear
that they don't want a trial at all.
And I get it, I get why Republicans voted this way.
Because on the one hand, yes an angry mob
stormed the Capitol Building where they work
and could have killed them, yes.
But on the other hand, everyone hates jury duty.
Although honestly, I don't know why some of
these Senators are even allowed to be on the jury.
It was my understanding that saying crazy shit like,
I wanna overthrow the government,
was how you got out of jury duty.
And I know that this vote might make
the trial seem pointless now, yes.
But just because we know how the trial will end
doesn't mean the trial shouldn't take place.
I mean, when you're watching "Law and Order"
do you turn it off in the first five minutes
when the cops interview a dentist who obviously
killed his patient to cover up an affair?
Of course not.
You watch the whole thing because then you get to say,
I knew it, when you end up being right.
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Democrats began laying out their case
for why President Trump should be held responsible
for inciting the Capitol riot of January 6th.
And between Trump's many speeches, interviews, and tweets,
the prosecutors had a mountain of evidence
at their disposal.
It's basically a slam dunk case.
I mean, this would be like having a murder suspect
who left his DNA at the scene, dropped a bloody glove,
and fled the scene in a Ford Bronco.
There would be no way you couldn't convict that guy.
It would be a, wait, that happened?
Now, in addition to the evidence against Trump
prosecutors showed harrowing, never before seen footage
of the attack on the Capitol,
and the violence inflicted on Capitol police.
So we all expected the Democrats to present
a competent, compelling case.
But what nobody expected was that Trump's lawyers
would be so terrible.
They never addressed key issues,
they went off on meandering tangents.
One guy cried while reading a poem.
It was going so badly for the Republicans.
I thought Ted Cruz was gonna start another insurrection
just to change the subject.
In fact, when Trump's lawyers were done,
some of the harshest criticism
came from Republican Senators on their own team.
- Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's biggest allies,
saying, I thought I would figure out where he was going.
But in the end, I don't know where he was going.
Senator Susan Collins said, I was perplexed by
that first lawyer who seemed to
not make any arguments at all.
- [Man] The first lawyer just rambled on, and on, and on.
And didn't really address the constitution argument.
- President Trump's team were disorganized.
They did everything they could
but to talk about the question at hand.
And when they talked about it they kind of glided over it,
almost as if they were embarrassed of their arguments.
Now I'm an impartial juror,
and one side's doing a great job,
and the other side's doing a terrible job
on the issue at hand.
As an impartial juror I'm gonna vote for
the side that did the good job.
- [Reporter] Why do you think
the Trump defense team did a terrible job?
- Did you listen to it? - I did.
- Okay, then you, it speaks for itself.
- God damn, Bill Hader's dad is pissed.
And I would be too.
Trump's lawyers were so bad
they forced him to be impartial.
Nobody should be forced to have an open mind.
Seriously though, do you know how bad a job
those lawyers had to do
that even Lindsay Graham turned on them?
He wants to be on their side.
That's like drawing something so bad
that your kindergarten teacher roasts you for it.
Okay Billy, you know I wanna like this,
but this is dog shit, my man.
This doesn't look like a flower at all.
In fact, I gotta show this to the other kids.
Kids, everybody, come together.
Yeah, look at this bitch-ass flower that Billy drew.
Oh my god, Billy, you're so dumb.
Now of course, nobody was more upset by
Trump's shitty lawyers than the man
who was never gonna pay them anyway.
Donald J. Trump
- Sources familiar with Mr. Trump's reaction told CBS News
he was angry with his lawyers' lackluster performance,
which at times rambled on.
- At one point, nearly yelling at his television
while Bruce Castor was making his case.
- That's right.
Trump was reportedly yelling at the TV
while watching his shitty lawyers
make their opening arguments.
Although to be fair,
Trump also yells at the TV during commercials.
Good luck with your boner, Mr. Viagra.
We're all rooting for you.
Those four hours are gonna be so much fun.
But still, this is bad news for Trump's lawyers
because Trump is a dude who will spend
four hours at a rally ranking his favorite department store.
If he thinks you're rambling,
then you know you've (beeps) up.
Luckily for these lawyers, we all know, and they know,
that no matter how bad their defense is,
they're still gonna win this trial.
Which on the one hand makes a mockery of
the entire idea of accountability.
But on the other hand,
it's gonna make for a very inspiring movie.
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- [Announcer] To defend his impeachment,
President Trump needed the best legal team in the country.
(record scratching)
Instead, he got these guys.
- My name is Bruce Castor.
I am the lead prosecutor, or lead counsel
for the 45th president of the United States.
- [Announcer] They were two hopeless lawyers
who didn't prepare, barely tried,
and may not even have law degrees.
- The president who's nearly yelling at his TV
while he was watching the proceedings.
- I worked in this building 40 years ago.
I got lost then and I still do.
- [Announcer] But they're about to find out that
what matters isn't the strength of your case,
it's having a defendant whose party
won't convict him no matter what.
- I'm ready to move on.
I'm ready to end the impeachment trial
because I think it's blatantly unconstitutional.
- It's simply beyond
the constitutional authority of the Senate.
- President Trump is going to be acquitted.
- [Announcer] It's the impeachment trial
critics are calling a sad moment for democracy
and the founders' worst nightmare.
Underdog Lawyers, a story of triumph against no odds.
- That words are what make our constitution, quite frankly.
- [Announcer] They sure do.
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- Today was the final day of the Democrats
presenting their case against Trump.
And one of the more shocking revelations of the presentation
has been the never before seen footage of the riots,
which showed us just how close some Senators came
to meeting the world's worst tour group.
- House impeachment managers used graphic new video
and audio to recreate moments from the Capitol siege.
And some of that footage showed just how close
lawmakers and their staffers came
to the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol.
- [Reporter] Among the very close calls,
this security video showing Senate majority leader
Chuck Schumer being escorted by a security detail
then quickly turning around after spotting nearby rioters.
Another video shows Capitol police officer
Eugene Goodman redirecting Senator Mitt Romney
away from rioters just down the hall.
- All right, that is terrifying.
There were so many rioters in so many parts of the Capitol
that these Senators were just running around
like they were stuck in The Weeknd's halftime maze.
And you can understand why Mitt Romney especially
would be sprinting away from this mob.
I mean, these are the people who were chanting,
hang Mike Pence, Mike Pence!
The man who spent the last four years
eye banging the back of Trump's head.
So to them, Mitt Romney's basically Mormon AOC.
I mean, I don't know what Mitt would have done
If he had run into them.
He would have had to try and blend in with them.
Let's find these traitors!
It's time to kill the deep states!
I heartily agree, my good friends.
And afterwards let's go to the local confectionary
and enjoy some vanilla milkshakes.
What?
Great idea!
This guy's all right!
But this isn't an impeachment trial
of a few thousand insane QAnon followers.
No, this is the impeachment of Donald Trump.
So once again, today, the Democrats focused on
how Donald Trump incited the riot.
And what was really helpful was that
the rioters themselves provided the evidence.
- Even after the attack, the insurrectionists
made clear to law enforcement that they were
just following President Trump's orders.
They didn't shy away from their crimes
because they thought they were following orders
from the commander-in-chief.
- We were invited here! We were invited!
Hey, we were invited here!
We were invited by the president of the United States!
- There's a (beeps) million of us out there!
And we are listening to Trump, your boss!
- [Man] Let's call Trump, yes!
Dude, dude, let's tell Trump what's up.
We're fighting for Trump.
- Guys, come on.
Don't call Trump in the middle of the riot.
You just saw him at the rally a couple hours ago.
You gotta be chill.
You call the morning after the insurrection.
You know, you gotta play the game.
Also, how embarrassing is this for Trump?
Even his supporters knew they can call him anytime
and he won't be busy,
But overall, these videos make it pretty obvious
that Trump incited the rioters.
They were wearing Trump hats, carrying Trump flags,
and they all just watched Trump speak.
And they were chanting, fight for Trump.
Even that dog from "Blues Clues" is like,
I need a challenge here, guys.
We all know what this is, right?
I mean, if one guy stormed the Capitol
because he thought you said it to him,
maybe you can just blame him.
But if an entire stadium of people
misunderstood you in the exact same way,
I don't know, man, that shit's on you.
But if there's one theme of this trial,
aside from Trump being super guilty,
it's Republican Senators not caring
that Trump is super guilty.
- The new evidence and the dramatic recreation
of the January 6th mayhem apparently did
very little to sway most of
those Republican Senators, the jurors.
- Some of them are explicitly not listening,
feet up on desks, they're reading books,
they're reading briefing papers on other topics.
- We are seeing more empty seats on the floor of the Senate.
Our colleague Manu Raju was in the Senate chamber
just a few moments ago.
He counted up to 15 empty seats.
- While the Democrats were playing their video
or rioters storming the Capitol,
handful of Republican senators, including Rick Scott,
Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, barely even looked at the screen
according to reports.
And Rand Paul was looking down at a paper in his lap
where he'd begun doodling with a pencil.
- Okay, I'm sorry, that is so disrespectful.
Hey, Rand Paul, why don't you show us what you were doodling
instead of paying attention to the presentat--
Oh my god.
It's beautiful.
Wow, you should have been an artist, Rand.
You should--
These Senators are a jury for a trial of the president,
but instead they're acting like bored middle schoolers.
What do Democrats have to do
to make this interesting for them?
Bring in one of those math teachers who raps everything?
♪ My name is Doug and I'm here to say ♪
♪ Democracy was threatened in a major way ♪
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