Sen. Mazie Hirono claimed President Trump’s “rigged” trial meant that he was not actually found “not guilty” on the charges of impeachment brought against him.
“He wasn’t acquitted. It was a rigged trial,” the Hawaii Democrat told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “You don’t get acquitted when you don’t even get to call witnesses or relevant witnesses or have the documents because the president stonewalled all efforts on the part of the House to get the information they requested. So, there you go. It was a rigged trial. He can run around saying he was acquitted, but you don’t get acquitted in a rigged trial.”
Democrats have made similar arguments before impeachment, saying the trial was “rigged” without witnesses. Last month, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that Trump’s impeachment “will last forever.”
“He will be held accountable,” the California Democrat said. “He has been held accountable. He has been impeached. They can never erase that.”
