Trump lawyer rips ‘offensive’ impeachment process

Published February 11, 2021 8:38pm ET



Democrats are waging an “offensive” campaign against former President Donald Trump with the set-up of the impeachment trial, according to a member of Trump’s defense team.

David Schoen, one of the 45th president’s lawyers, said on Thursday there is a lack of due process in the proceedings as House impeachment managers make their case that Trump incited an insurrection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The impeachment case being made by House Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, is wrapping up its final day of presentations on Thursday, after which Trump’s team will respond starting Friday. The trial began on Tuesday.

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