Impeachment is an 'Act of Political Vengeance' Trump Lawyer Says
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On Friday, former President Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael van der Veen called impeachment an “act of political vengeance” and a “politically motivated witch hunt.” While left-leaning articles highlight that Trump’s defense attorneys sought to downplay Trump’s role in the violent attack, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump’s legal team tried to put Democrats on trial by playing clips of their past hot rhetoric and accusing liberals of setting a new “dangerous double standard.”
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Trump’s defense attorneys sought to downplay Trump’s role in the violent attack and accused House impeachment managers of being motivated by their hatred of Trump. Impeachment managers insisted Trump perpetuated the “big lie” that the election was rigged.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Van der Veen, a Pennsylvania trial attorney, defended Trump’s January 6th speech outside the White House where he told a crowd of supporters “if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” Van der Veen called the impeachment by the House as “constitutional cancel culture.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Trump’s legal team tried to put Democrats on trial by playing clips of their past hot rhetoric and accusing liberals of setting a new “dangerous double standard.” Trump’s lawyers said it was “absurd” to think Trump was trying to promote insurrection on January 6th.
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Trump’s call to ‘fight’ was just political speech, impeachment lawyers say in seeking acquittal
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