Democratic representatives allege that on January 6, then-President Donald Trump incited an angry mob to invade Congress to disrupt a peaceful transfer of power, for which the Senate must declare him guilty and politically disqualify him.
That vote suggests the Senate is likely to acquit Trump because Democrats won’t rally 17 Republican votes to get the required two-thirds.
“The Senate must make it clear to all supporters that a president who incites gun violence against the United States government in an attempt to reverse the results of an election will be prosecuted,” the Democrats wrote.
“(The president) summoned a crowd to Washington, incited them to frenzy, and sent them like a loaded cannon down Pennsylvania Avenue,” the Democrats explained in reference to the event that took place outside the White House. Capitol on the characteristic avenue in the center of the capital.
“The lack of a ruling would encourage future leaders to maintain power in any way possible, and would suggest that there are no limits to a president,” she added.
The document, the first draft of the arguments the Democrats will present at the trial, also refutes the notion that Trump’s comments would be protected by the right to freedom of expression.
Trump’s lawyers also plan to present their arguments on Tuesday.
One of them, David Schoen, told Fox News television on Monday that he will argue that the process is unconstitutional and that attempts to disqualify him politically are undemocratic.
