WASHINGTON (AP)-House Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump’s impeachment have wrapped up their opening arguments.
Representative Jamie Raskin implored senators in his closing speech to exercise “common sense about what just took place in our country” and find Trump guilty of inciting an insurrection. Raskin is the lead prosecutor for the House.
He said senators have the power under the Constitution to find Trump guilty of having betrayed the oath of office the nation’s founders wrote into the Constitution.
Another impeachment manager warned senators that acquitting Trump could have lasting consequences for the country. Representative Joe Neguse said that “if we pretend this didn’t happen, or worse, if we let it go unanswered, who’s to say it won’t happen again.”
Trump’s lawyers will begin their arguments when the trial resumes at noon Friday.
From The Associated Press
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