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The Senate’s impeachment session on Friday stayed focused on January 6, with lawmakers hearing again about Trump’s election lies, the pressure campaign around the vote count, and the attack on the Capitol.
On February 12, Trump’s impeachment defense tried to make the Senate trial about jurisdiction, timing, and procedure instead of the riot that set it off. That may have been the only lane available, but it also highlighted how weak the substantive defense looked after a week of video, timelines, and public testimony about January 6.
On February 12, 2021, Trump’s Senate defense focused on constitutional and procedural objections instead of the facts of the Jan. 6 attack.