Trump’s Lawyers Want to Compare His Words to Those of Dems. They Already Screwed That Up.
David Schoen, counsel to former US President Donald Trump in the Senate on February 9, 2021.US Senate Tv Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Wir Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Aides to Democratic impeachment managers say that they…
Live Blog: Trump’s Defense Team Takes the Stage
Mother Jones illustration; Michael Brochstein/Sipa/AP; Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Happy Friday and welcome back to Mother Jones’ live coverage of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. The former president’s lawyers, who are set to deliver…
Of Course Trump Will Get Away With Criming While Wealthy and White
Cheriss May/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As we all know, once again, former president Donald Trump is on trial. But let’s be clear at the onset, this is not a criminal proceeding, but a political…
Attack on Michigan Capitol Was a “Preview” of January 6, Impeachment Prosecutors Argue
Lead Impeachment Manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks on the third day of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2021.Photo by congress.gov via Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of…
At Trump Impeachment II, the Republican Party Is Also on Trial
/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Bruce Castor ambled and rambled through an opening argument that at times was close to incomprehensible. Only the writers for Saturday Night Live could have found it useful. David Schoen angrily…
Trump’s Own Lawyer Argues That “Tired” and “Fed up” Voters Kicked Trump Out of Office
Chip Somodevilla/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Donald Trump spent the dying weeks of his presidency vehemently denying the obvious fact that he had lost the 2020 election. In fact, his insistence that his “stolen victory”…