'Complete lack of evidence': Fox News cuts out of impeachment trial to interview Trump attorney

Fox News on Thursday interrupted its broadcast of the prosecutors' case against President Donald Trump to speak to one of the former president's attorneys, who called the impeachment trial "offensive."

"This trial never should have happened," attorney David Schoen said, "given the complete lack of evidence and the harm that this is causing to the American people."

"Do you think it leads to healing to show and reshow the tragedy that happened here at the Capitol, lives lost that had nothing whatsoever to do with President Trump," he continued. "But they want you to believe that it did."

Fox News host Sandra Smith noted that the prosecution are "making their case by using the president's words," including the phase "fight like hell."

"If you look at the words of the speech, why do we ignore the word peacefully?" Schoen complained, calling the impeachment process "offensive."

According to the attorney, Trump is also "quite offended" by the trial.

"The president is very upbeat," he said. "He has condemned violence and in any way doesn't want to be associated with what happened in this violent incident. He's condemned the people involved, he's condemned the violence itself and, obviously, he's quite offended at trying to be tied into it."

With that, Fox News resumed its broadcast of the trial.

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