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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.
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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.
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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.
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