hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. democracts have the stage in the senate and they're making the case for the imeachment of donald trump. donald trump surrendered his role as commander in chief and became the insight here in chief.— insight here in chief. president trum's insight here in chief. president trump's conduct _ insight here in chief. president trump's conduct leading - insight here in chief. president trump's conduct leading up - insight here in chief. president trump's conduct leading up to | trump's conduct leading up to january— trump's conduct leading up to january six was deliberate, planned, and premeditated. if we january six was deliberate, planned, and premeditated.— january six was deliberate, planned, and premeditated. if we are going to rotect our and premeditated. if we are going to protect our republic _ and premeditated. if we are going to protect our republic and _ and premeditated. if we are going to protect our republic and prevent - protect our republic and prevent something — protect our republic and prevent something like _ protect our republic and prevent something like this _ protect our republic and prevent something like this from - protect our republic and prevent something like this from ever. something like this from ever happening _ something like this from ever happening again _ stay with me through the hour we

will bring you everything that is happening in washington, dc on another hysterical day. democrats have begun laying out their case for convicting donald trump in his second impeachment trial in the senate. he's charged with incitement to insurrection over the capitol hill riots onjanuary 6th. leading the prosecution is jamie raskin. the evidence will show you that x president trump was no innocent bystander. donald trump surrendered his role as commander—in—chief and became the inciter in chief. as donald trump connected a massive crime against our constitution and as donald trump connected a massive crime against our constitution and our people and the worst violation of the presidential oath of office in the history of the united states of america. he was impeached by the house

of representatives and he must be convicted by the united states senate. the democrats had 16 hours to present their arguments. the democrats had 16 hours to present theirarguments. in the democrats had 16 hours to present their arguments. in this rocess present their arguments. in this process there — present their arguments. in this process there called _ present their arguments. in this process there called house - present their arguments. in this - process there called house managers and they are being chosen as he had earlier leading van is jamie raskin. the democrats say donald trump provoked and incited the riots and pointed to several comments he made leading up to january sixth as evidence. here's jamie raskin again. you will see a man who praised and encouraged and cultivated violence. we have just begun to fight. he says. more than a month after the election has taken place. that is before second millennium mac in

march, a ratty that ended in serious violence and even the burning of a church. and as that president for a casket was only the beginning. on december 19 18 days before january six, he told his base about where the battle would be, that they would fight max. january six would be wild, he promised. be there, will be wild, he promised. be there, will be wild except the president of the united states and america. that turned out to be true. in the days that followed, donald trump continued to aggressively promote january six to his followers. the prosecution _ january six to his followers. the prosecution has _ january six to his followers. the prosecution has dismissed suggestions that donald trump was an innocent bystander and dismissed his defence that spg get to his supporters was unprotected under the first amendment. this is that democratjoe. first amendment. this is that democrat joe.— first amendment. this is that democrat joe. ~ ., , ., , democrat joe. when in our history has a speech _ democrat joe. when in our history has a speech led _ democrat joe. when in our history has a speech led thousands - democrat joe. when in our history has a speech led thousands of - democrat joe. when in our history i has a speech led thousands of people to storm _ has a speech led thousands of people to storm our nation's capital with weapons? — to storm our nation's capital with weapons? to scale the walls, break

windows. _ weapons? to scale the walls, break windows, care a capital police officer? — windows, care a capital police officer? this is notjust a speech. he did _ officer? this is notjust a speech. he did not — officer? this is notjust a speech. he did notjust happen. and as you evaluate _ he did notjust happen. and as you evaluate the facts that the present to you _ evaluate the facts that the present to you it _ evaluate the facts that the present to you it will become clear exactly where _ to you it will become clear exactly where that — to you it will become clear exactly where that mob came from. planting the seed for this insurrection at the capitol. here is one of the impeachment manager is. just like to build a fire it does not start with names. donald trump for months and bonds assembled that same day a medicated name, through on logs forfuel to same day a medicated name, through on logs for fuel to have his supporters believe that the only way biblically would be lost but if it was stolen. that way, president

trump is ready if you lost the election to light the match. that is seak at a election to light the match. that is speak at a republican _ election to light the match. that is speak at a republican strategist i election to light the match. that is l speak at a republican strategist who joins us alive. if you have your back on outside source. thank you for your time. back on outside source. thank you foryourtime. how back on outside source. thank you for your time. how do you assess that president's defence so far? i went into the impeachment hearings yesterday listening because i did not believe that it was constitutional for the senate to have a child for a former president. i think that the defence did a great job of laying back out and even sharing how even during the time of ourfounding sharing how even during the time of our founding fathers they had a chance to voice their opinion on a similar situation and they did not voice their objection to it. so they actually did bring me over and the sense that i do not believe it is constitutional and it's ok to have this trial and now it is a matter of

did ourformer this trial and now it is a matter of did our former president, this trial and now it is a matter of did ourformer president, de actually incite the riots that happened onjanuary actually incite the riots that happened on january six? actually incite the riots that happened onjanuary six? i think that's going to be a hard sell for any and it would be a hard sell for this and senators that they will need to vote to join democrats and actually, he will not be removed from office because he is out of office but the 17 republicans that they need. office but the 17 republicans that the need. , ., . they need. proceedings have cut back on their way. — they need. proceedings have cut back on their way, that _ they need. proceedings have cut back on their way, that us _ listen to them. leaving them to believe the _ listen to them. leaving them to believe the election _ listen to them. leaving them to believe the election was - listen to them. leaving them to j believe the election was stolen. that they needed to fight like hell to stop the steel onjanuary that they needed to fight like hell to stop the steel on january the 6th. these are not president trump's on the efforts to overturn the results. managers do and i will present evidence of president trump's relentless escalating campaigns to fabricate an election

victory by ignoring adverse court rulings. pressuring and threatening election officials. talking senators and members of congress. pressuring the justice department and find anybody in his own vice president. president trump and i filed 62 separate lawsuits in federal courts across more than half a dozen states and the district of columbia including pennsylvania, my home state, as well as arizona, georgia, michigan, minnesota, nevada, and wisconsin. of the 62 postelection legal challenges, he lost 61. the only one was successful and that case involved that it's carrying in pennsylvania and had no impact on president biden's 80,555 vote

victory in our commonwealth. to be clear, not a single courts, not a singlejudge, agreed that clear, not a single courts, not a single judge, agreed that the election results were invalid or it should be invalidated. instead, courts quit reviewing the challenges set these cases were not credit —— not credible. without merit, based on nothing but speculation, and flat—out wrong. the judiciary resoundingly rejected trump's fraud allegations and upheld the election results. but it was more than that. the court said these cases were different. they were dangerous to our democracy. for example, in an opinion by united states district courtjudge matthew from pennsylvania, he said this court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and

speculative activations. that decision by the judge was affirmed on appeal byjudge stephanie as, a trump appointee who agreed and wrote a quote...

similarly, asjudge similarly, as judge linda similarly, asjudge linda parker of the eastern district of michigan framed it, she said: donald trump told his supporters they are stealing the election, they took away your vote, its rate! that was not true. according to the judge afterjudge, the truth was exactly the opposite. trump was not seeming

to enjoy election integrity, he was pursuing lawsuits that would in effect stripped away and american boats so that he could bring. in other words, boats so that he could bring. in otherwords, donald boats so that he could bring. in other words, donald trump was asking the judiciary to take away votes from americans, so that he could steer the election for himself. then, after losing in all the courts, trump turned to another tactic, pressuring and threatening election officials. you saw what happened in michigan after trump attacked the state. and it's election officials. he supporters surrounded the secretary of state's home as you shop —— saw in the earlier sites, chanting and calling her a felon. in november 17, the board of canvassers for wayne county michigan, home to detroit, unanimously certified the election results forjoe biden. that same night, after their votes to certify

the results, trump called that the republican members of that boy. pressuring them to change their minds. the call worked. the next day, both monica palmer and william hartman... president trump did not stop there. he then contacted majority leader of the michigan senate and to speak of the michigan senate and to speak of the michigan senate and to speak of the michigan house to lobby them to open —— overturn michigan's results. trump and back at mystic chatfield to washington to meet with him at the white house. way that president lobbied them further. let us be clear, donald trump was calling officials, hosting them at the white house, urging them to defy the voters in their states, and instead awarded votes to trump. the

officials held strong and so trump moved on to a different state. my home state of pennsylvania. i am certain my cemeteries remember what happened there. in early december as he did in michigan, he began calling election officials, including my former colleagues in the pennsylvania legislature. republicans, majority leader and speak of the house brian cutler. majority leader ward said that president called her to declare that it was a fraud in the voting. on november 25, it was a fraud in the voting. on november25, president trump it was a fraud in the voting. on november 25, president trump phoned into a republican state senate policy hearing trying to convince the republican legislators, senators, and has members that had been a fraud into votes. he even had his lawyer hold a phone up to the microphone in the hearing room said the committee could hear him. here is what he said. we

the committee could hear him. here is what he said.— is what he said. we can't let that ha en. is what he said. we can't let that happen- we _ is what he said. we can't let that happen- we can't _ is what he said. we can't let that happen. we can't let _ is what he said. we can't let that happen. we can't let it _ is what he said. we can't let that happen. we can't let it happen . is what he said. we can't let that l happen. we can't let it happen for our country— happen. we can't let it happen for our country and this election has to be turned _ our country and this election has to be turned around because we won pennsylvania by a lot and we want all of _ pennsylvania by a lot and we want all of these sink states by a lot. -- swing — all of these sink states by a lot. —— swing state. | all of these sink states by a lot. -- swing state-— all of these sink states by a lot. -- swin: state. ., . . , -- swing state. i have attended many as a state legislature _ -- swing state. i have attended many as a state legislature or _ -- swing state. i have attended many as a state legislature or not _ -- swing state. i have attended many as a state legislature or not i - as a state legislature or not -- swing state. i have attended many i as a state legislature or not i have l -- swing state. i have attended many - as a state legislature or not i - as a state legislature or not i have to say -- swing state. i have attended many as a state legislature or not _ as a state legislature or not i have to say with some confidence -- swing state. i have attended many as a state legislature or not i - as a state legislature or not i have to say with some confidence that was likely the first time a president of the united states of america called into a policy hearing and remember, here is the president saying he won pennsylvania, and pennsylvania had been certified thatjoe biden had won by more than 80,000 votes. less than a week after cutting into that meeting, he invited multiple republicans, member of the pennsylvania legislature to the white house. this same scheme he used on the michigan legislators. it did not work, with those public

servants either. think about it, the president of the united states was calling public officials, calling from the white house, inviting them into the oval office, telling them to disenfranchise voters of their state, telling them to overturn the rail of the american people. also, he could take the election for himself. and i'm in georgia, istate trump had counted on for the theory, his conduct was perhaps the most egregious. on november 11, republican secretary of state confirmed that he believed that square accurately counted forjoe biden. trump went on a relentless attack. here arejust biden. trump went on a relentless attack. here are just a few examples in all trump treated him 17 times in the coming week. i will show you just a few, calling him a disaster.

obstinate, not having a clue, being paid for if you will, and being a so—called republican. all because he was doing hisjob and ensuring the integrity of our elections. these attacks have consequences. his family received death threats. quotes, there husband deserves to face a firing squad. you better not botch this recount. your life depends upon it. just some of the threats they receive. after the death threats, i met 25, mr roethlisberger wrote an op—ed where he said my family voted for trump, op—ed where he said my family voted fortrump, donate op—ed where he said my family voted for trump, donate it to him, and are now being thrown under the bus by him. but he also noted elections are the bedrock of our democracy, they

need to be one theory and perhaps more importantly, impartially. that is not partisan that is just american. it is important to remember that this was notjust a random attack. trump was notjust criticising a politician over policy. we are saying he did not agree. donald trump was savagely attacking a secretary of state because the official did his job. and certify the state according to how the people in that state voted. donald trump was trying to undermine our elections by taking votes away from the american people. so that he could remain president. and he was willing to blame and betray anyone, even his own supporters if they got in the way. the members senators, because that's were to his some may say, donald trump did not know his attacks against him would result in death threats except that

all of this lets very public. his secretary published his op—ed in usa today and major networks including fox cover at the threats against him. what they donald trump do? did he stop, did he say now, supporters, thatis he stop, did he say now, supporters, that is not what i meant. now, he doubled down. let's see the evidence. doubled down. let's see the evidence-— doubled down. let's see the evidence. , ., ., ,, doubled down. let's see the evidence. , . ., ,, ., evidence. this was a massive fraud. it should never— evidence. this was a massive fraud. it should never take _ evidence. this was a massive fraud. it should never take place _ evidence. this was a massive fraud. it should never take place in - evidence. this was a massive fraud. it should never take place in this - it should never take place in this country — it should never take place in this country. we are like a third world country~ — country. we are like a third world country. look at georgia, i understand the secretary of state who is _ understand the secretary of state who is really an enemy of the people — who is really an enemy of the people. the secretary of state whether— people. the secretary of state whether he is republican or not, this man — whether he is republican or not, this man what he has done. his character— this man what he has done. his character in _ this man what he has done. his character in georgia was a disaster. let that— character in georgia was a disaster. let that sink — character in georgia was a disaster. let that sink in. a republican public servants doing his job whose family had just received death

threats and the president of the united states enabled him an enemy of the people. that is why this is different. because this is notjust one! or one comment, this was an attack after attack in the face of clear threats of violence. on december one, another official, a republican who voted for donald trump made this point and appealed directly to our president to stop his dangerous conduct. mr president, it looks like he _ his dangerous conduct. mr president, it looks like he was _ his dangerous conduct. mr president, it looks like he was likely _ his dangerous conduct. mr president, it looks like he was likely lost - his dangerous conduct. mr president, it looks like he was likely lost the - it looks like he was likely lost the state _ it looks like he was likely lost the state of _ it looks like he was likely lost the state of georgia. _ it looks like he was likely lost the state of georgia. we _ it looks like he was likely lost the state of georgia. we are - it looks like he was likely lost the state of georgia. we are aiming i state of georgia. we are aiming investigating _ state of georgia. we are aiming investigating it. _ state of georgia. we are aiming investigating it. you _ state of georgia. we are aiming investigating it. you have - state of georgia. we are aiming investigating it. you have the l state of georgia. we are aiming i investigating it. you have the right to go— investigating it. you have the right to go to _ investigating it. you have the right to go to the — investigating it. you have the right to go to the courts. _ investigating it. you have the right to go to the courts. you _ investigating it. you have the right to go to the courts. you do - investigating it. you have the right to go to the courts. you do not - investigating it. you have the right. to go to the courts. you do not have the ability— to go to the courts. you do not have the ability to — to go to the courts. you do not have the ability to do _ to go to the courts. you do not have the ability to do and _ to go to the courts. you do not have the ability to do and you _ to go to the courts. you do not have the ability to do and you need - to go to the courts. you do not have the ability to do and you need to - the ability to do and you need to step up— the ability to do and you need to step up and _ the ability to do and you need to step up and say— the ability to do and you need to step up and say this, _ the ability to do and you need to step up and say this, stop - the ability to do and you need to i step up and say this, stop inspiring people _ step up and say this, stop inspiring peopie to _ step up and say this, stop inspiring peopie to commit _ step up and say this, stop inspiring people to commit acts _ step up and say this, stop inspiring people to commit acts of— step up and say this, stop inspiring people to commit acts of violence.| people to commit acts of violence. someone — people to commit acts of violence. someone is — people to commit acts of violence. someone is going _ people to commit acts of violence. someone is going to _ people to commit acts of violence. someone is going to get _ people to commit acts of violence. someone is going to get hurt - people to commit acts of violence. someone is going to get hurt or. people to commit acts of violence. . someone is going to get hurt or shot or get— someone is going to get hurt or shot or get kitied~ — someone is going to get hurt or shot or get kitied~ hir— someone is going to get hurt or shot or get killed-— or get killed. mr sterling put this erfectl .

or get killed. mr sterling put this perfectly- in _ or get killed. mr sterling put this perfectly. in this _ or get killed. mr sterling put this perfectly. in this country - or get killed. mr sterling put this perfectly. in this country we - or get killed. mr sterling put this perfectly. in this country we can l perfectly. in this country we can appropriately challenge a closed account. or go to the courts, or disagree with others, or make bold statements but what donald trump was doing was different. someone is going to get hurt, someone is going to get shot, someone is going to get killed. mr sterling saw what trump plus plus conduct was financing. he warned him on live tv that violence was already happening and that more violence was foreseeable and inevitable. his pleas were played over and over on every network. rather then he got whining, donald trump escalated again. in early december, donald trump called brain camp, the governor of georgia and pressured him to hold a special session of the state legislature to overturn the election results and to appoint electors who would vote for donald trump. a few weeks later on

december 23, donald trump. a few weeks later on december23, donald donald trump. a few weeks later on december 23, donald trump called the chief investigator for the georgia bureau of investigations. who was conducting an audit, an audit of the signature matching procedures for absentee ballots. donald trump urged him to find the fraud and claim the official would be a national hero if he did. that is because that's what it is. he was asking the official to say there was evidence of fraud when there was not any. the official refused and the investigation was completed. and on december 29, roethlisberger announced that the audit found no fraudulent absentee ballots with a 99% confidence level. on january ballots with a 99% confidence level. onjanuary three, ballots with a 99% confidence level. on january three, donald ballots with a 99% confidence level. onjanuary three, donald trump tweeted about a call he had to make a georgia election officials of the day before. he said and i quote i spoke to...

on january the 5th, that washington post released a recording of that call which occurred onjanuary post released a recording of that call which occurred on january two. call which occurred onjanuary two. remember, just four call which occurred on january two. remember, just four days before the attack on the capital here is what president trump said. it’s attack on the capital here is what president trump said.— president trump said. it's more illeual for president trump said. it's more illegal for you — president trump said. it's more illegal for you in _ president trump said. it's more illegal for you in a _ president trump said. it's more illegal for you in a is _ president trump said. it's more illegal for you in a is for - president trump said. it's more illegal for you in a is for them i illegal for you in a is for them because — illegal for you in a is for them because you know what they did and you are _ because you know what they did and you are not — because you know what they did and you are not reporting it. at a criminal— you are not reporting it. at a criminal offence. and you can't let that happen. that is a big risk to you and — that happen. that is a big risk to you and to — that happen. that is a big risk to you and to ryan. your lawyer is, that's— you and to ryan. your lawyer is, that's a — you and to ryan. your lawyer is, that's a big _ you and to ryan. your lawyer is, that's a big risk. it you and to ryan. your lawyer is, that's a big risk.— that's a big risk. it is declared. it is the president _ that's a big risk. it is declared. it is the president of _ that's a big risk. it is declared. it is the president of the - that's a big risk. it is declared. | it is the president of the united states telling a secretary of state that if he does not find votes he

will face criminal penalties. and notjust any number of will face criminal penalties. and not just any number of votes. donald trump was asking the secretary of state to somehow find the exact number of votes donald trump lost the state by. remember, president biden1 the state by. remember, president biden 1 euro the state by. remember, president biden1eurojob by 11,779 votes. in his own words, donald trump said all i want to do is based, ijust want to find 11,780 votes. he wanted a secretary of state to find the precise number plus one so that he could win. here is what he said. its]!!! could win. here is what he said. all i want to do is this. ijust want to find "780 — i want to do is this. ijust want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we _ find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have. he find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have-— than we have. he says it). the president _ than we have. he says it). the president of — than we have. he says it). the president of the _ than we have. he says it). the president of the united - than we have. he says it). the president of the united states | president of the united states telling public official to

manufacture the exact votes needed so he can win. senators. we must not become numb to face. trump database across state after state so often, so loudly, so publicly. public officials like you and me received death threats and calls threatening criminal penalties all because donald trump wanted to remain in power. these public officials exercised great political and personal courage in the face of unprecedented pressure from a president of the united states. senators, ours is a dialogue with history. a conversation with the past, with a hope for the future. senators, i thank you today for your kind attention. this senators, i thank you today for your kind attention.— kind attention. this is not a main beam adding _ kind attention. this is not a main beam adding to _ kind attention. this is not a main beam adding to the _ kind attention. this is not a main beam adding to the prosecution l beam adding to the prosecution

contention that donald trump deserves to be found guilty and based impeachment trial for inciting violence. the violence we saw on january the 6th. that is here the next speaker. january the 6th. that is here the next speaker-— january the 6th. that is here the next speaker. good afternoon. my colleaaue next speaker. good afternoon. my colleague congress _ next speaker. good afternoon. my colleague congress amended - next speaker. good afternoon. my colleague congress amended the l colleague congress amended the landfill president trump's efforts to overturn the election to the courts and when that started failing, he is deeply disturbing attacks on state and local officials, i am going to walk to president trump's extraordinary efforts renaming on tilljanuary six when he tried again to overturn the election. i want to highlight raskin's question to all of you today. it is based in america? like all of you, i love this country. i am an immigrant. my parents came to ohio and we started off living in the basement of a persons home. we were poor. and he went to free markets to sell gifts and make ends

meet. over many years they built a small business and achieve the american dream. it's one reason i joined the united states air force on active duty. i believe america is an exceptional country. i was trained as a prosecutor and that's in alabama and i remained in the reserves because where the greatest country the world. but how did our exceptional country get to the point where a violent mob attacked our capital, murdering a police officer, assaulting over at 140 other officers, how did we get to the point where rioters desecrated, defiled, and based on her during senate chamber. that very place where you sit became a crime scene and where national guard troops still patrol outside wearing body armour? i will show you how we got here. president donaldj trump ran

out of nonviolent options to maintain power. after his efforts in the courts and threatening officials failed, he turned to privately and publicly attacking members of his own party. in the house and in the senate. he would publicly debate senators, naming them in social media. for example. on december18, president trump named senate majority leader telling them they had to get tougher why they want to have a republican party anymore. we won the election by a lot, fight for it, don't let them take it away. president trump was suggesting to members of the senate that if they did not help them try to overturn the election, there would be consequences. on december 24, president trump wrote:

president trump was telling you that you owe him, that if you don't up and fight the results you will never forget and they will be consequences. these are like the threats he made to state and local officials. and it continued. on december 29, officials. and it continued. on december29, president trump december 29, president trump treated:

president trump targeted cemeteries and those on social media: the empathetic violating the election get stolen from them. on january get stolen from them. onjanuary four, get stolen from them. on january four, today before the attack, president trump tweeted: 110w now he is marking some republican members calling them weak and ineffective guardians of our nation because they would not pretend that he had one when in fact he had not. and i'm the very day before the attack, president trump's practice grew even more heated and specific to the republicans that he considered to be part of that surrender caucus. now, we have shown the best to reach before but i want to draw your attention to how the

president was notjust inciting his base but how he was also calling out specific senate republicans at the end of this. this is a specific warning to anyone who wants to help him overturn the results, anyone who is against the president became an enemy. that means very clear, the president was notjust coming for one or two people why democrats like me, he was coming for you, for democratic and republican senators. he was coming for all of us, just as there update at his direction. in addition to going after senators and members of congress he also pressured ourjustice department. to investigate the false claims that the election was stolen. at the president's direction, william barr, a member of the cabinet optimise president prosecutors to pursue allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities. william

barr pursuing the sparked an outcry. 16 assistant us attorneys and the trump administration urged the attorney general to seek investigations because they had not seen evidence of any substantial anomaly. that means they did not find any evidence of real fraud. attorney general william barr proceeded investigations and drinks. and after his investigation, this is what he found. two weeks later on december 14 the electors voted to givejoe biden the 306 electoral votes and insured his victory. the following day, william barr resigned. he never publicly come out against the president but for bill barr, making up a lectern phage claims insane was a bridge too

far. according to a news report, bill barr the highest law official in the land, told president donald trump to his face that his theories of election fraud were quote... when william barr resigned, his former deputyjeff rosen took his place. president trump initially tweeted that he was an outstanding person when he announced that he would become acting attorney general. but when rosen took over president trump at the same pressure on him that he had done with state officials and members of congress and the us senators and his former attorney general.— attorney general. president trump re ortedl attorney general. president trump reportedly summoned _ attorney general. president trump reportedly summoned acting - attorney general. president trump i reportedly summoned acting attorney general rose into the oval office the next day and pressured him to appoint special councils to keep

investigating their election. including unfounded accusations of widespread voter fraud and also to investigate dominion committee voting machines firm. according to reports, mr rosen refused and maintain to make decisions based on the facts and the law and reminded president trump when he had already been told by attorney general bill barr. that he department artie investigated and found no evidence of widespread fraud. president trump refused to file the facts in the law and so the president turned to someone he knew would do his bidding. he turned tojeffrey clark, as ajustice bidding. he turned tojeffrey clark, as a justice department lawyer who allegedly express support. soon after rosen followed his duty to refuse to reopen investigations president trump replaced mr rosen with mr clark who would try to stop

congress from certifying the electoral college results. according to reports white house counsel advised president trump not to fire acting attorney general rosen, to permit officials also threatened to resign en masse if he had fired rosen. president trump's actions time and time again made clear that he would do anything and pressure anyone if it meant overturning the election results. we watch president trump use any means necessary to pursue the same commit furiously grabs ring for straws and retaining his hold on the presidency. but all his hold on the presidency. but all his efforts prior to january six kept failing. and finally in his desperation he turned on his own vice president. he pressured mike pence to violate his constitutional oath and refused to certify. president trump had decided that vice president pentz, who presided

over the certification could somehow stop it. as pentz would later confirm, the vice president does not have that power in the constitution. president trump never tried to explain why he thought the vice president could block the certification of the election results, hejust began certification of the election results, he just began relentlessly attacking the vice president. publicly, president trump attacked pentz on social media and at rallies. getting his supporters to believe that mike pence could stop the certification onjanuary believe that mike pence could stop the certification on january six. here's where president the certification onjanuary six. here's where president trump said in georgia onjanuary four. i here's where president trump said in georgia on january four.— georgia on january four. i hope mike pence comes — georgia on january four. i hope mike pence comes through _ georgia on january four. i hope mike pence comes through for— georgia on january four. i hope mike pence comes through for us, - georgia on january four. i hope mike pence comes through for us, i - georgia on january four. i hope mike pence comes through for us, i have | pence comes through for us, i have to tell— pence comes through for us, i have to tell you — pence comes through for us, i have to tell you i— pence comes through for us, i have to tell you. i hope that our great vice president, or great vice president— vice president, or great vice president comes through for us. he's a great _ president comes through for us. he's a great guy — president comes through for us. he's a great guy. of course if he does not come — a great guy. of course if he does not come through, i won't like him guite _ not come through, i won't like him quite as— not come through, i won't like him quite as much. not come through, i won't like him quite as much-— not come through, i won't like him quite as much. behind closed doors, president trump _ quite as much. behind closed doors, president trump applied _ quite as much. behind closed doors, president trump applied to - president trump applied to significant pressure to his second

mother reports confirmed that president trump uses personal attorneys and other officials to pressure the vice president. trump told almost anyone who called him to also call the vice president. according to reports, when mike pence was in the oval office president trump would call people to try to get them to convince the vice president to help them. and president trump kept repeating the myth that mike pence could stop the certification to his base to anger them hoping to intimidate mike pence. on the morning of the rally onjanuary six, president trump tweeted... president trump later went on to attack him nearly a dozen times in his speech at the save america march. privately, in person before

mike pence headed to oversee the joint session onjanuary six, president trump again threatened pentz. asa as a veteran, i find as a veteran, ifind it as a veteran, i find it deeply dishonorable that our former president and commander—in—chief equated patriotism with violating the constitution and overturning the election. you will see and hear the consequences of president trump's repeated attacks on the vice president of the chance of trader and hang mike pence. thankfully, mike pence stood his ground like our other brave officials stood their ground. he refused the president and fulfilled his duty onjanuary six, even after the capital was attacked, even after the capital was attacked, even after the capital was attacked, even after he was personally targeted, even after his family was

targeted. vice president pence stood strong and certify the election. vice president pence showed us what it means to be an american, what it means to show courage. he put his country, his oath, his values and his morals above the will of one man. the president had tried everything in his power to seize... everything in his attempt to seize power from the rightful victor of the election, president trump's extreme reactions grew increasingly more desperate. you saw him go from pursuing claims in the courts to threatening state and local election officials to then attacking members officials to then attacking members of congress in the senate, to compromise the orderjustice department and then to attacking the republican vice president. these brave public servants were being pressured by her commander—in—chief to overturn the results. some of them and their families got death threats. thankfully at every turn

our democratic processes prevailed and the rule of law prevailed. it was going because all of these people stayed strong and refused president trump that our republic held fast. and the will of the electorate was seen through. and at this point president donaldj trump ran out of nonviolent options to maintain power. i began to raise the question of how we got here. we saw was a man so desperate to cling to power that he tried everything he could to keep it. i will be ran out of nonviolent measures he turned to the violent mob that attacked your senate chamber onjanuary the violent mob that attacked your senate chamber on january six. the violent mob that attacked your senate chamber onjanuary six. as you cast your vote after this trial, i hope each of you will think of the bravery of all of these people. who said no to president trump because

they knew that this was not right. that this was not america. congressman ted wrapping up his thoughts again echoing what we have heard from previous speakers that he believes donald trump did incite violence on january six, let's listen to the next speaker. we'll show them _ listen to the next speaker. we'll show them quite _ listen to the next speaker. we'll show them quite chilling - listen to the next speaker. all show them quite chilling detail i should say how president trump was well aware of the threat of violence on january well aware of the threat of violence onjanuary six and how he welcomed and amplified his supporters plans for insurrection against the union. i should say as lead manager this is a moment of special pride for me because representative is not only the first delegate effort to be on a team of impeachment managers in american history but she was also my law student at american university's washington college of law and hope

i'm not violating educational records laws when i say she was in a student then and a+ student now. just a couple of things being sorted out at the lectern before we hear from the next speaker, looks like it's being raised. a couple of discussions and now we can hear. height. mr president, distinguished senators i am stacy plaskett and i represent the people of the virgin

islands of the united states. over this past week and my 11—year—old daughter, at herfor her to her telling one of my sons, mummy does not seem really nervous about the impeachment trial. to which that son sounding like an older brother said, talia, you will learn that most of the time mummy really seems to have it under control. now we know as parents that's not always the case. but i've learned throughout my life that preparation and truth can carry you far. and allow you to speak truth to power. i've learned that as a young black girl growing up in the projects in brooklyn, housing community on st. croix, send to the most unlikeliest of settings and now as an adult woman representing an

island territory speaking to the us senate. and because of truth i am confident today speaking before you because truth and facts are overwhelming that our president, the president of the united states, incited a mob to storm the capital to attempt to stop the certification of her presidential election. my fellow managers have shown and will continue to show clear evidence that president trump incited a violent mob to storm our capital when he ran out of nonviolent means to stop the election. once assembled, that mob at the president's direction, erupted into the bloodiest attack on

this capital since 1814. some of you have said there's no way the president could have known how violent would be. that is false. because the violence, it was foreseeable. i want to show you why this violence was foreseeable and white donald trump was different than any other politician just telling their fighters, their supporters to fight for something. the violence that occurred on january six like the attack itself did notjust appear. you will see the donald trump knew the people he was inviting, he saw the violence that they were capable of and he had a pattern and practice of praising and encouraging that violence never ever condemning it. and you will see

that this violent attack was not planned in secret. the insurgents believed that they were doing the duty of their president. they were following his orders. and so they publicised it openly, loudly, proudly. exact blueprints of how the attack would be made. law enforcement saw these postings and reported that these insurgents would violently attack the capital itself. this is notjust a comment by an official to fight for a cause, this was months of cultivating a base of people who were violence praising that violence and then leaving that violence, that rage, straight at our door. the point is this. by the time he called the cavalry of his thousands of supporters on january

six at an event he had invited them to he had every reason to know that they were armed, that they were violence, and that they would actually fight. he knew who he was calling, and the violence they were capable of. and he still gave that marching orders to go to the capital and fight like hell and stop the steel. make no mistake, the violence was notjust steel. make no mistake, the violence was not just foreseeable to president trump, the violence was what he deliberately encouraged. as early as september, trump set the president that —— president that when asked to denounce violence to encourage it. if he had only said something once about fighting to stop the steel and violence erupted, there would be no way to know he intended to incited or saw it

coming. butjust as the president spent months spreading his big lie of the election, he also spent months cultivating groups of people who, following his command, repeatedly engaged in real, dangerous, violence. and when they did, when the violence erupted as a response to his calls to fight against the stone election, he did not walk it back. he did not tell them no. he did the opposite, the opposite. he praised and encouraged the violence so that it would continue. he fanned the flame of violence and it worked. you will see this over time, these very groups and individuals whose violence the president praised help to lead the

attack on january six. president praised help to lead the attack onjanuary six. and that's how we know, clearly, that president trump deliberately incited this and how we know he saw it coming. there are many examples where the president engaged in this pattern, and i'm just going to walk you through a few of them. let's start with the president's incitement of the proud boys. many of you have heard of this group which since 2018 has been classified by the fbi as an extremist organisation. since that classification the group has repeatedly engaged in serious acts of violence. including at pro trump rallies. and one such act on september seven, the proud boys attacked a man with a baseball bat and then punched him while he was down on the ground. on september 29

of may during a presidential debate, president trump was asked specifically if he was willing to condemn white supremacy and militia groups, if he was willing to tell them to stand down, and stop the violence. let's watch... pare them to stand down, and stop the violence. let's watch. . ._ violence. let's watch... are you willin: violence. let's watch... are you willing tonight _ violence. let's watch... are you willing tonight to _ violence. let's watch... are you willing tonight to condemn - violence. let's watch... are you | willing tonight to condemn white supremacists— willing tonight to condemn white supremacists and _ willing tonight to condemn white supremacists and militia - willing tonight to condemn white supremacists and militia groupsl willing tonight to condemn white i supremacists and militia groups and to say— supremacists and militia groups and to say that — supremacists and militia groups and to say that they— supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need _ supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to _ supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to stand - supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to stand downj to say that they need to stand down and not _ to say that they need to stand down and not add — to say that they need to stand down and not add to— to say that they need to stand down and not add to the _ to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence - to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in - to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a - and not add to the violence in a number— and not add to the violence in a number of— and not add to the violence in a number of these _ and not add to the violence in a number of these cities - and not add to the violence in a number of these cities as - and not add to the violence in a number of these cities as we i and not add to the violence in a i number of these cities as we saw in kenosha _ number of these cities as we saw in kenosha and — number of these cities as we saw in kenosha and as _ number of these cities as we saw in kenosha and as we _ number of these cities as we saw in kenosha and as we have _ number of these cities as we saw in kenosha and as we have seen - number of these cities as we saw in kenosha and as we have seen in. kenosha and as we have seen in portland? — kenosha and as we have seen in portland? i— kenosha and as we have seen in portland? ., _ kenosha and as we have seen in portland?_ let's | kenosha and as we have seen in i portland?_ let's hear portland? i would say... let's hear now, the president _ portland? ! would say... let's hear now, the president public- portland? i would say... let's hear. now, the president public response. what you want to call them? give me a name _ what you want to call them? give me a name. would you want me to condemn? _ a name. would you want me to condemn? proud boys? stand back and stand by _ condemn? proud boys? stand back and

stand b . ~ ., ., condemn? proud boys? stand back and standb . ~ ., stand by. when asked to condemn the roud bo s stand by. when asked to condemn the proud boys and _ stand by. when asked to condemn the proud boys and white _ stand by. when asked to condemn the proud boys and white supremacists, . proud boys and white supremacists, what did our president say? he said stand back and stand by. his message was heard loud and clear. the group adopted that phrase stand back and stand by as their official slogan. they created merchandise with their new slogan which they wore proudly across their backs at trump's rallies. and they followed the presidents orders. you will see more about this later in the trial, but you will see in these photos to the left dominic come into the right william. two of the leaders of the group heading to the capital on january six. there were later charged with working together to obstruct law enforcement. as we go through this evidence i want you to

keepin through this evidence i want you to keep in mind these words by president trump when asked to condemn violence. stand back and stand by. and see example after example of the kinds of people like the proud boys who had standing by on january the proud boys who had standing by onjanuary six. the proud boys who had standing by on january six. by the proud boys who had standing by onjanuary six. by october, as my colleagues mr castro and mr swallow well showed you, donald trump is getting his big lie that the only way he could lose the election was if the election was rigged. as election day neared, his supporters were frustrated and they were angry they were prepared to ensure his victory by any means necessary. one of these violent acts was on october 30, sometime after 10:30pm a caravan of over 50 trucks covered in pro trump campaign gear confronted and surrounded cars carrying biden

harris campaign workers, and a bite harris campaign workers, and a bite harris campaign workers, and a bite harris campaign bus as they were travelling down interstate 35 from san antonio to austin, texas. according to witnesses, this caravan repeatedly tried to force the bus you saw and you see in that video to slow down in the middle of the highway and then to run it off the road. with that video you just saw does not show is that the bus that they tried to run off the road was filled with young campaign staff, volunteers, supporters, surrogates. people. as the trump supporters closed in on the bus, a large black pick—up truck adorned with trump flags suddenly and intentionally swerved and crashed into a car

driven by a biting harris volunteer. news of the event went viral on social media. the president of the united states, in a campaign, so his own supporters trying to run a bus carrying his opponents campaign workers off the highway. to physically intimidate people in this country campaigning. here was his response the next day. # three, two, one myco! # red kingdom. welcome to the red kingdom _ kingdom # - #. #. # red #. — # red kingdom. # _ # red kingdom. # welcome to the place where we run

it... , , ., it... the president of the united states tweeted _ it... the president of the united states tweeted a _ it... the president of the united states tweeted a video - it... the president of the united states tweeted a video of i it... the president of the united states tweeted a video of his i states tweeted a video of his supporters trying to drive a bus off of the road. you will recall in that first video that i showed you there was no sound. well the one that he tweeted had a fight theme song place to it. that the president, the president put that music to that video. and he added at the top, i love texas. by the next evening, that tweet that he did have been viewed 12.6 million times. and it was notjust a tweet, on november one at a michigan rally with acf supporters, the president talked about that incident again. here it is. do about that incident again. here it is- do you _ about that incident again. here it is- do you see — about that incident again. here it is. do you see the _ about that incident again. here it is. do you see the way _ about that incident again. here it is. do you see the way our- about that incident again. here it i is. do you see the way our people, you they— is. do you see the way our people, you they were protecting his bus yesterday. because they are nuts. so his bus, _

yesterday. because they are nuts. so his bus, they— yesterday. because they are nuts. so his bus, they had hundreds of cars, trump, _ his bus, they had hundreds of cars, trump, trump, trump and the american fla-. trump, trump, trump and the american flag the— trump, trump, trump and the american flag the suit— trump, trump, trump and the american flag. the suit you see, trump and the american flag. the flag. the suit you see, trump and the american flag.— the american flag. the president made a public — the american flag. the president made a public joke _ the american flag. the president made a public joke of— the american flag. the president made a public joke of violence i made a publicjoke of violence against campaigners and an american election. he made light of it. this was not a joke. in fact, it was so violent and put so many people in harm's way that the fbi investigated the incident and the criminal responsibility of those who attacked these campaign workers. now, or president donald trump could have said ok, i did not realise how bad that was. this was very violent. please stop. but he did not. he saw the investigation and made a statement in defence of his supporters attack on the bus saying, quote...

engaging in violence for him made them patriots to donald trump. for anyone who says donald trump did not know the violence he was inciting, i ask you to consider his supporters tried to drive a bus off the highway in the middle of the day to intimidate his opponents campaign workers. and his response was to tweet the video of the incident that had fight music, joke about it and call those individuals in that incident patriots. and once again, donald trump's praise works to incite them further. emboldened by that praise, they remained ready to fight. ready to stand back and stand by. this clink is not hypothetical. just like we saw with the proud boys showing up in full force onjanuary

six, donald trump's encouragement of this attack make his supporters were ready for the next one. the caravan bus attack had been organised by trump supporters named keith lee. leading up to the attack of our capital mr lee teamed up with other supporters to fund raise to help to bring people to washington, dc for that day. the morning of the attack, he filmed footage of the capital and pointed out the flimsiness of fencing and then addressed to supporters before the attack saying quote, as soon as you all get done hearing president... during the attack, he used a bullhorn to call out for the mob to rush in. he later went to the rotunda himself and then back outside to urge the crowd to

come inside. these are the people that president trump cultivated. who were standing by. i would like to look at another example. after the election on december 12, trump supporters gathered en masse to protest the stolen election in dc. it was billed by his loyalists as the second million mega march. the rally was organised by women for america first, the same group you will see later secured the permit for the january six rally. and who else was there? the proud boys. standing by. donald trump did not attend that rally, but he made sure to make clear his supporters throughout the day how he felt about the event. at 8:47am he sent out a

tweet. and then the rally began. and donald trump puzzling allies who spoke at the rally carried on his message of the stolen election and the importance of fighting to stop the importance of fighting to stop the steel. here's nicklas fontes, a commentator who had organised a stop the steel rally in michigan with trump supporters. in the first million number one in march we promise that the gop would not do everything in their power to keep trump an office that we would destroy the gop.— trump an office that we would i destroy the gop._ as we destroy the gop. cheering. as we rather destroy the gop. cheering. as we gather here — destroy the gop. cheering. as we gather here in _ destroy the gop. cheering. as we gather here in washington, - destroy the gop. cheering. as we gather here in washington, dc- destroy the gop. cheering. as we gather here in washington, dc for. destroy the gop. cheering. as we | gather here in washington, dc for a second _ gather here in washington, dc for a second million— gather here in washington, dc for a second million maga _ gather here in washington, dc for a second million maga of— gather here in washington, dc for a second million maga of march i gather here in washington, dc for a second million maga of march we i gather here in washington, dc for a . second million maga of march we are done making — second million maga of march we are done making promises, _ second million maga of march we are done making promises, it— second million maga of march we are done making promises, it has - second million maga of march we are done making promises, it has to- done making promises, it has to happen— done making promises, it has to happen now. _ done making promises, it has to happen now. we _ done making promises, it has to happen now, we are _ done making promises, it has to happen now, we are going - done making promises, it has to happen now, we are going to- done making promises, it has to- happen now, we are going to destroy

the gop _ happen now, we are going to destroy the gop. , happen now, we are going to destroy the gop-_ let's _ happen now, we are going to destroy the gop._ let's go! - the gop. cheering. let's go! cheering — the gop. cheering. let's go! cheering destroy _ the gop. cheering. let's go! cheering destroy the - the gop. cheering. let's go! cheering destroy the gop! i the gop. cheering. let's go! - cheering destroy the gop! destroy the gop! hello, i'm ross atkins with outside source. welcome to those watching him in america and i'll bbc world news the bbc news channel, thank you for staying with us as we continue our coverage of the impeachment trial of donald trump. who, like the proud boys and trump caravan organisers said he would heed the president's call and be there on january six. heed the president's call and be there onjanuary six. later in the rally, a former trump campaign spokesperson, katrina pearson, also spoke. during herspeech, spokesperson, katrina pearson, also spoke. during her speech, she stated, "this isn't over, this is just beginning." referring to this

fight to stop the steal thought then she added,"