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Former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense lawyers issued another detailed legal brief that seems riddled with problems.
The very first line of the new Trump impeachment filing has a mistake. The article cited in the footnote here says… https://t.co/zK3Wm9Vmp9— Ryan Lizza (@Ryan Lizza) 1612802865.0
Trump's legal team also argues that Trump's comments in the months before the January 6 speech were "mischaracteriz… https://t.co/5SGr2M5qCm— Daniel Dale (@Daniel Dale) 1612800335.0
The Trump filing also argues that it's a violation of the First Amendment for the House to impeach someone for poli… https://t.co/xSWfZbrRLW— Daniel Dale (@Daniel Dale) 1612801982.0
That only adds to concerns over the argument itself.
Trump’s defense is “it’s unconstitutional,” not “I didn’t do it.” That says everything.— Scott Dworkin (@Scott Dworkin) 1612801356.0
Punishing sedition and insurrection is just "political theater" according to this brief filed with the Senate. An i… https://t.co/6IhCmqolTE— Richard W. Painter (@Richard W. Painter) 1612802357.0
Even New York Times Maggie Haberman detailed how Trump's lawyers could be bested with witnesses.
They could call witnesses to establish the fact that he was delighted by what was happening - people fighting for h… https://t.co/ECVRhSERCc— Maggie Haberman (@Maggie Haberman) 1612799831.0
But it was legal experts that delivered an analysis that tore down the Trump team's defense.
Trump has filed his trial brief Any legal document that starts with a reference to “Trump derangement syndrome,” f… https://t.co/wpxfhnVlaI— Norm Eisen (@Norm Eisen) 1612799820.0
Trump's lawyers *open* their brief complaining about "Trump Derangement Syndrome." This is wildly ineffective legal advocacy.— Elie Honig (@Elie Honig) 1612801669.0
As predicted, the arguments in Trump’s legal brief are frivolous. There is no 1st amendment right to say things t… https://t.co/uTDoy28kvL— Norm Eisen (@Norm Eisen) 1612800416.0
House impeachment managers start Trump's impeachment trial with the deck stacked against them. To change the dynam… https://t.co/xUdbvM3Ela— Renato Mariotti (@Renato Mariotti) 1612804134.0
TRUMP TRIAL BRIEF also pushes the pernicious notion that a substantive swath of the rioters were "anti-Trump" ... c… https://t.co/m49N67B1K2— Kyle Cheney (@Kyle Cheney) 1612800079.0
Trump’s lawyers continue to stay on brand, forcing a law prof they repeatedly cite to say they mischaracterized his… https://t.co/jLsypHBCWG— Joyce Alene (@Joyce Alene) 1612804725.0
One odd thing they do is cite me citing other sources instead of just citing those sources (e.g., p.17 & n.47). Ano… https://t.co/ajTAH5dT2A— Brian Kalt (@Brian Kalt) 1612803428.0
Again, my article presented all of the evidence I found on both sides, so there was lots for them to use fairly. Th… https://t.co/I8FCKnHSHL— Brian Kalt (@Brian Kalt) 1612803429.0
