fact, it was made despite in fact, it was made despite potentially losing political favour and i have to imagine that vote was cast like the decisions before it because there are moments that transcend party politics and require us to put country above our party because the consequences of not doing so are just too great. senators, this is one of those moments. many folks who are watching today's proceedings may not know this but house members like me and manager raskin, ourfellow this but house members like me and manager raskin, our fellow managers, we are not allowed on the senate floor without express permission. no one is. certainly the senators are aware of that. this floor is sacred. it's one of the reason why i like so many of you weren't so offended to see it desecrated by that mob. to

see it desecrated by that mob. to see those insurrectionist diminishing and devaluing and disrespecting these hallowed halls that my whole life, i have held in such awe. because of those rules that i just such awe. because of those rules that ijust mentioned this it will be the only time i have the privilege to stand before you like this. when the trial is over i'll go back to being not impeachment manager butjust a house member. the trial will end and we will resume our lives in our work. but for some there will be no end, no end. to the pain of what happened onjanuary six. the officers who struggled to recover from the injuries they sustained to protect us. they struggled to recover today. the families who continue to mourn those

who they lost on that terrible, tragic day. i was, i was struck yesterday by defence counsels continued references to hate. one of my favourite quotes of doctor martin luther king jr., it's one that has sustained me during times of adversity. i suspect it's a sane jew. that i decided to stick with love. that hate is too great a burden to bear. this trial is not born from hatred. farfrom it. it's born from hatred. farfrom it. it's born from hatred. farfrom it. it's born from love of country, our country. our desire to maintain it. our desire to see america at its best. and in those moments that i

spoke of civil rights act and so much more, we remember those moments because they helped define and enshrine america at its best. i firmly believe that our certification of the electoral couege certification of the electoral college votes in the early hours of january seven, our refusal to let our republic be threatened and taken down by a violent mob will go down in history as one of those moments too. and i believe that this body cannot rise to the occasion once again today. by convicting president trump and defending our republic. and the stakes, the stakes could not be higher. because the cold, hard

truth is that what happened on january six can happen again. i fear like many of you do that the violence we saw on that terrible day may be just the beginning. we've shown you the ongoing risks, the extremist groups who grow more emboldened every day. senators, this cannot be the beginning. it can't be the new normal. it has to be the end. and that decision is in your hands. house manager congressman from colorado making the case for the

prosecution. mr colorado making the case for the prosecution-— colorado making the case for the rosecution. ~ , ,, ., ., , prosecution. mr president. senators, m donna prosecution. mr president. senators, my donna hanna _ prosecution. mr president. senators, my donna hanna said _ prosecution. mr president. senators, my donna hanna said something - prosecution. mr president. senators, my donna hanna said something to l prosecution. mr president. senators, i my donna hanna said something to me last night— my donna hanna said something to me last night that stopped me cold and brought— last night that stopped me cold and brought me up short. her kids have been _ brought me up short. her kids have been very— brought me up short. her kids have been very moved by all of the victims — been very moved by all of the victims of— been very moved by all of the victims of the violence, the officers _ victims of the violence, the officers and their families. but hannah— officers and their families. but hannah told me last night she felt really— hannah told me last night she felt really sorry for the kid of a man who— really sorry for the kid of a man who said — really sorry for the kid of a man who said goodbye to his children before _ who said goodbye to his children before he — who said goodbye to his children before he left home to come and join trumb's _ before he left home to come and join trump's actions. their father had told them — trump's actions. their father had told them that their dad might not be coming home again and they might never— be coming home again and they might never see _ be coming home again and they might never see him again. in other words, he was _ never see him again. in other words, he was expecting violence, he might die. he was expecting violence, he might die as _ he was expecting violence, he might die. as insurrectionist did. and that— die. as insurrectionist did. and that shook— die. as insurrectionist did. and that shook me. hannah said, how can the president put children and peoples — the president put children and peoples families in that situation and then— peoples families in that situation and thenjust run away peoples families in that situation and then just run away from the whole _ and then just run away from the

whole thing? that shook me. and i was fitted _ whole thing? that shook me. and i was filled with self—reproach because _ was filled with self—reproach because when i first saw the line about _ because when i first saw the line about your — because when i first saw the line about your father going to washington, you might not see him again. _ washington, you might not see him again. i_ washington, you might not see him again. tiust— washington, you might not see him again, ijust thought about it well, like a _ again, ijust thought about it well, like a prosecutor, like a manager. i thought— like a prosecutor, like a manager. i thought what damning evidence this is that— thought what damning evidence this is that people are expecting lethal violence _ is that people are expecting lethal violence at a protest called by the president — violence at a protest called by the president of the united states. and saving _ president of the united states. and saying their final goodbyes to their kids _ saying their final goodbyes to their kids but _ saying their final goodbyes to their kids. but hannah... my dear hannah thought— kids. but hannah... my dear hannah thought of— kids. but hannah... my dear hannah thought of it — kids. but hannah... my dear hannah thought of it like a human being. she thought of it if you'll forgive me, she thought of it if you'll forgive me. like — she thought of it if you'll forgive me. like a — she thought of it if you'll forgive me, like a patriot. someone who had 'ust me, like a patriot. someone who had just lost— me, like a patriot. someone who had just lost her— me, like a patriot. someone who had just lost her brother and doesn't want _ just lost her brother and doesn't want to— just lost her brother and doesn't want to see any other kids in america _ want to see any other kids in america go through that kind of agony— america go through that kind of agony and grief. senators, when i say all— agony and grief. senators, when i say all three of my kids, are better than me _ say all three of my kids, are better than me you — say all three of my kids, are better than me you know that i am not

engaged — than me you know that i am not engaged in idle flattery for that maybe — engaged in idle flattery for that maybe some of you feel the same way about— maybe some of you feel the same way about your— maybe some of you feel the same way about your kids. they're literally better— about your kids. they're literally better people. they've got a lot of their mum — better people. they've got a lot of their mum in them. they are better than me _ their mum in them. they are better than me. and hannah saw through the lid gather— than me. and hannah saw through the lid gather leave of the situation she saw — lid gather leave of the situation she saw through the —— legality. she saw through— she saw through the —— legality. she saw through the politics all the way to the _ saw through the politics all the way to the humanity. the morality of the situation _ to the humanity. the morality of the situation. that was one of the most patriotic— situation. that was one of the most patriotic thing i ever remember anvone — patriotic thing i ever remember anyone saying. the children of the insurrectionist, even the violent and dangerous ones, they are our children— and dangerous ones, they are our children to — and dangerous ones, they are our children to. they are americans that we must _ children to. they are americans that we must take care of them in their future _ we must take care of them in their future we — we must take care of them in their future. we must recognise and exercise — future. we must recognise and exercise these crimes against our nation _ exercise these crimes against our nation and — exercise these crimes against our nation and then we must take care of our people _ nation and then we must take care of our people. and our children's, their— our people. and our children's, their hearts and their minds. as

charlie — their hearts and their minds. as charlie raskin used to say, it's hard _ charlie raskin used to say, it's hard to— charlie raskin used to say, it's hard to be _ charlie raskin used to say, it's hard to be human. many of the capitol— hard to be human. many of the capitol and metropolitan police men and women who were beaten up by the mob atso _ and women who were beaten up by the mob also have kids. you're a officer phenom _ mob also have kids. you're a officer phenom who — mob also have kids. you're a officer phenom who had a heart attack after being _ phenom who had a heart attack after being tased and roughed up for hours by the _ being tased and roughed up for hours by the bob _ being tased and roughed up for hours by the bob. and then begged for his life telling the insurrectionist that he — life telling the insurrectionist that he had four daughters. and not 'ust that he had four daughters. and not just about _ that he had four daughters. and not just about broke my heart all over again _ just about broke my heart all over again we — just about broke my heart all over again. we talked about this for a again. we talked about this fora lon- again. we talked about this for a long time — again. we talked about this for a long time last night. my kids felt terribte _ long time last night. my kids felt terrible that other kids fathers and mothers _ terrible that other kids fathers and mothers were pulled into this nightmare by a president of the united — nightmare by a president of the united states. senators, we proved he betrayed his country. we proved he betrayed his country. we proved he betrayed his constitution, we proved _ he betrayed his constitution, we proved he — he betrayed his constitution, we proved he betrayed his oath of office — proved he betrayed his oath of office. the startling thing to recognise now is that he is even betraving — recognise now is that he is even betraying the mob. he told him he would _ betraying the mob. he told him he would march with them and he didn't.

they believe _ would march with them and he didn't. they believe the president was right there with _ they believe the president was right there with them somewhere in the crowd _ there with them somewhere in the crowd fighting the fantasy conspiracy. stealthe crowd fighting the fantasy conspiracy. steal the election and steer— conspiracy. steal the election and steer their— conspiracy. steal the election and steer their country away from them. they thought they were one big team working _ they thought they were one big team working together. he told them they are great _ working together. he told them they are great journey together was just beginning — are great journey together was just beginning and now there are hundreds of criminal— beginning and now there are hundreds of criminal prosecutions getting going _ of criminal prosecutions getting going all— of criminal prosecutions getting going all over the country. people getting _ going all over the country. people getting set to say goodbye to members of theirfamily. getting set to say goodbye to members of their family. and the president— members of their family. and the president who contacted them, soticited — president who contacted them, solicited them, lure them, invited them, _ solicited them, lure them, invited them, incited them, that president has suddenly gone quiet and dark. nowhere _ has suddenly gone quiet and dark. nowhere to be found. he cannot be troubled _ nowhere to be found. he cannot be troubled to — nowhere to be found. he cannot be troubled to come here to tell us what _ troubled to come here to tell us what happened. and tell us why this was the _ what happened. and tell us why this was the patriotic and the constitutional thing to do. senators, this trial in the final

analysis— senators, this trial in the final analysis is— senators, this trial in the final analysis is not about donald trump. the country— analysis is not about donald trump. the country and the world know who donald _ the country and the world know who donald trump is. this trial is about who we _ donald trump is. this trial is about who we are — donald trump is. this trial is about who we are. who we are. my friend says that _ who we are. who we are. my friend says that sometimes the truth is like a _ says that sometimes the truth is like a second chance. we've got a chance _ like a second chance. we've got a chance here. with the truth. we still believe in the separation of powers. — still believe in the separation of powers, trump tried to sideline or run over— powers, trump tried to sideline or run over every other branch of government. forthe run over every other branch of government. for the will of the people — government. for the will of the people at— government. for the will of the people at the state level, usurped the people's voice. for president. this case — the people's voice. for president. this case is— the people's voice. for president. this case is about whether our country— this case is about whether our country demands a peaceful, nonviolent transfer of power to guarantee the sovereignty of the people — guarantee the sovereignty of the people i— guarantee the sovereignty of the people. i weighed going to defend the people that defend us? notjust honour— the people that defend us? notjust

honour them with metals as you rightfully— honour them with metals as you rightfully did yesterday but actually back them up against savage, — actually back them up against savage, barbaric insurrectionary violence — savage, barbaric insurrectionary violence. will we restore the honour of our— violence. will we restore the honour of our capital and the people who work— of our capital and the people who work here? would be a democratic nation _ work here? would be a democratic nation that— work here? would be a democratic nation that the world looks to for understanding democratic values and practices _ understanding democratic values and practices and constitutional government and the rights of women and men? _ government and the rights of women and men? will the senate condoned the president of the united states inciting _ the president of the united states inciting a — the president of the united states inciting a violent attack on our chambers. _ inciting a violent attack on our chambers, our offices, our staffand the officers — chambers, our offices, our staffand the officers who protect us? when you see _ the officers who protect us? when you see the footage of officer hodges— you see the footage of officer hodges stuck in the doorway, literally— hodges stuck in the doorway, literally being tortured by the mobm — literally being tortured by the mobm if— literally being tortured by the mob... if government did that that would _ mob... if government did that that would be _ mob... if government did that that would be torture. and when you see that footage and he shouting and

agony— that footage and he shouting and agonv for— that footage and he shouting and agony for his dear life it's almost unwatchable. when the vice president of the _ unwatchable. when the vice president of the united states escapes a violent— of the united states escapes a violent mob that's entered this capitol— violent mob that's entered this capitol building seeking to hang him and calling out trader, trader, trader! — and calling out trader, trader, trader! and when they shut down the counting _ trader! and when they shut down the counting of— trader! and when they shut down the counting of the electoral college votes. _ counting of the electoral college votes. is — counting of the electoral college votes, is this the future you imagine _ votes, is this the future you imagine it _ votes, is this the future you imagine it for our kids? is it totally— imagine it for our kids? is it totally appropriate as we been told or as _ totally appropriate as we been told or as representative cheney said, is it the _ or as representative cheney said, is it the greatest betrayal of the presidential oath of office in the history— presidential oath of office in the history of— presidential oath of office in the history of our country? and if we can't _ history of our country? and if we can't handle this together as a people. — can't handle this together as a people, all of us forgetting the lines _ people, all of us forgetting the lines of— people, all of us forgetting the lines of party and ideology and geography and all of those things, if we can— geography and all of those things, if we can handle this how we ever going _ if we can handle this how we ever going to — if we can handle this how we ever going to conquer the other crises of our day? _ going to conquer the other crises of

our day? is— going to conquer the other crises of our day? is its america, is this what _ our day? is its america, is this what we — our day? is its america, is this what we want to bequeath to our children— what we want to bequeath to our children and our grandchildren? i was never— children and our grandchildren? i was never a _ children and our grandchildren? i was never a great sunday school student — was never a great sunday school student. actually i was pretty truant — student. actually i was pretty truant most of the time. but one line alwavs — truant most of the time. but one line always stuck with me from the book— line always stuck with me from the book of— line always stuck with me from the book of exodus as both beautiful and haunting _ book of exodus as both beautiful and haunting. even as a kid. after i asked — haunting. even as a kid. after i asked with _ haunting. even as a kid. after i asked with the words meant. thou shalt _ asked with the words meant. thou shalt not _ asked with the words meant. thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil. shalt not follow a multitude to do evil~ thou — shalt not follow a multitude to do evil. thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil. the officer who got— multitude to do evil. the officer who got called the n—word 15 times and spent _ who got called the n—word 15 times and spent hours with his colleagues battling _ and spent hours with his colleagues battling insurrectionist who had metal— battling insurrectionist who had metal poles and baseball bats and hockey _ metal poles and baseball bats and hockey sticks, bear spray and confederate battle flags posed the ti l ht confederate battle flags posed the right question to the senate and to all of— right question to the senate and to all of us _ right question to the senate and to all of us is — right question to the senate and to all of us. is this america? dear

senators, — all of us. is this america? dear senators, that can be up to you now. and whatever committees and subcommittees are wrong, whatever you came _ subcommittees are wrong, whatever you came to — subcommittees are wrong, whatever you came to washington to do to work on from _ you came to washington to do to work on from defence to agriculture to energy— on from defence to agriculture to energy to — on from defence to agriculture to energy to heiress aerospace to healthcare, this is certainly how you will— healthcare, this is certainly how you will be _ healthcare, this is certainly how you will be remembered in history. that might — you will be remembered in history. that might might not be fair but none _ that might might not be fair but none of— that might might not be fair but none of us — that might might not be fair but none of us can escape the demands of history— none of us can escape the demands of history and _ none of us can escape the demands of history and destiny right now. our reputations and our legacy will be inextricably intertwined with what we do _ inextricably intertwined with what we do here. and how you exercise your— we do here. and how you exercise your oath — we do here. and how you exercise your oath to — we do here. and how you exercise your oath to do impartialjustice. impartial— your oath to do impartialjustice. impartialjustice. i know and i trust — impartialjustice. i know and i trust you _ impartialjustice. i know and i trust you will do impartialjustice. driven— trust you will do impartialjustice. driven by— trust you will do impartialjustice. driven by your meticulous attention to the _ driven by your meticulous attention to the overwhelming facts of the case and — to the overwhelming facts of the case and your love for our constitution. which i know dwells in your heart —

constitution. which i know dwells in your heart. the times have found us said tom _ your heart. the times have found us said tom paine, the namesake of my son, said tom paine, the namesake of my son the _ said tom paine, the namesake of my son the time — said tom paine, the namesake of my son, the time to have found us. is this america? what kind of america will we _ this america? what kind of america will we be? — this america? what kind of america will we be? it's an out literally in your— will we be? it's an out literally in your hands _ will we be? it's an out literally in your hands. godspeed to the senate of the _ your hands. godspeed to the senate of the united states. we reserve any remaining _ of the united states. we reserve any remaining time. that of the united states. we reserve any remaining time-— of the united states. we reserve any remaining time. that was calm during a congressman _ remaining time. that was calm during a congressman jamie _ remaining time. that was calm during a congressman jamie raskin, - remaining time. that was calm during a congressman jamie raskin, the - a congressmanjamie raskin, the house manager effectively closing the case for the prosecution. the case that donald trump should be found guilty on that single count of incitement to insurrection. proceed. onl incitement to insurrection. proceed. --- only when _ incitement to insurrection. proceed. only when talking _ incitement to insurrection. proceed. only when talking and _ incitement to insurrection. proceed. only when talking and that - incitement to insurrection. proceed. only when talking and that will l only when talking and that will not be so long. and before i start my prepared closing i really want to

clean up a few things from the mess that was the closing of the house managers. i do not want to ruin my closing because i think the ending is pretty good. what they didn't... they started off by misstating the law. and they started off by misstating the intent of our stipulation. what we did today was stipulate to an article that was published in a magazine. apparently they've had for weeks according to they've had for weeks according to the documents they produce today but for some reason this morning popped up for some reason this morning popped up with it. the stipulation was that they can put that in. we did not stipulate to its contents for truthfulness. and they tried to portray that in their closing as the stipulation. the stipulation was read into the record. the proponents

of that conversation, the real ones have denied its content. its veracity. with respect to, i'm not gonna talk much about the torture analysis or wars that started off. or the truly sideways analogies that were used with fires. what i do want to talk about though is the doctoring of evidence. first of all, they sent us their evidence on tuesday the ninth at 2:32pm by e—mail. i was in this room trying the case already when they sent their evidence. due process. they used evidence that was flat wrong two or three nights ago with senator lee. and had to withdraw it. they tried to use it again today. they

tried to use it again today. they tried to use evidence that they had never presented in the case in their closing argument. that is a very desperate attempt by a prosecuting team, nine of them. by a prosecuting team, nine of them. by a prosecuting team that knew that they are case has collapsed. there closing did not mention one piece of law. they didn't talk about the constitution once. they didn't talk about the first amendment and its application. they didn't talk about due process and how it applies to this proceeding. for my client.

the trump defence continues. basic rule of any court _ the trump defence continues. basic rule of any court is _ the trump defence continues. basic rule of any court is that _ the trump defence continues. ea; c rule of any court is that when you close a case out, you close on the facts that were admitted in the trial. it's a basic fundamental principle of due process and fairness. and that was violently breached today on multiple occasions. and you have to ask yourself, why? why did they resort to those tactics at this moment in time? senators, good afternoon. mr president. what took place here at

the us capitol onjanuary six was a grave tragedy. over the course of the trial you have heard no one on either side of this debate argue that the infiltration of the capital was anything less then a heinous act on the home of american democracy. all of us starting with my client are deeply disturbed by the graphic videos of the capital attack that have been shown in recent days. the entire team condemned and have repeatedly condemned the violence and lawbreaking that occurred on january six in the strongest possible terms. we've advocated that everybody be found, punished to the maximum extent of the law. yet the question before us is not whether there was a violent insurrection of there was a violent insurrection of the capital on that point everyone

agrees. based on the explicit text of the house impeachment article this trial is about whether mr trump willfully engaged in incitement of violence and even insurrection against the united states. and that question they have posed in their article impeachment has to be set up against the law of this country. no matter how much truly horrifying footage we see of the conduct of the rioters and how much emotion has been injected into this trial, that does not change the fact that mr trump is innocent of the charges against him. despite all of the video played, at no point in their presentation did you hear the house managers play a single example of mr

trump urging anyone to engage in violence of any kind. at no point did you hear anything that could ever possibly be construed as mr trump encouraging or sanctioning and insurrection. senators, you did not hear those tapes because they do not exist. because the act of incitement never happened. he engaged in note language of incitement whatsoever on january six or any other day following the election. no unbiased person honestly reviewing the transcript of mr trump speech on the ellipse could possibly believe that he was suggesting violence. he explicitly told the crowd that he expected the protests outside the capital be peaceful and patriotic. they claim that's not enough. his entire premise was that the proceedings of the joint session

should continue. he spent nearly the entire speech talking about how he believes the senators and members of congress should vote on the matter. it's the words, the sick prima croix ruled that there is a very clear standard for incitement. —— supreme court. in short, you have to look at the words themselves. the words have to either explicitly or implicitly call for the words. call for lawlessness or violence. whether the speech, you have to determine whether the speech was intended to provoke the lawlessness. and whether the violence was the likely result of the word itself. they fail on all three prongs. the false and defamatory claim that mr trump gave a speech encouraging supporters to go attack the capitol has been repeated so often, uncritically

without any examination of the underlying facts that the american listening at home were probably surprised to learn that's not true. furthermore, some of the people in this room followed mr trump's statements and tweets in the weeks leading up to january six very closely. we know that he was not trying to ferment and insurrection during the time because no one from the speaker of the house to the mayor of washington, dc behaved in a fashion consistent with the belief that violence was being advocated for. mr trump did that violence was being advocated for. mrtrump did not that violence was being advocated for. mr trump did not spend the weeks prior to january six inciting violence. he spent those weeks pursuing his election challenge for the court system and other legal procedures, exactly as the constitution and the congress prescribed. to believe based on the evidence you have seen that mr trump actually wanted and indeed willfully

incited and armed insurrection to overthrow the us government would be absurd. the gathering onjanuary six was supposed to be an entirely peaceful event. thousands and thousands of people, including mr trump showed up that day with that intention. a small percentage, a small fraction of those people then engaged in truly horrible behaviour. but as we now know that those actors were preplanned and pre—meditated and acted even before the speech was completed two which is the basis of the article of impeachment. it was preplanned and premeditated by fringe, left and right groups. they hijacked the event for their own

purposes. the house managers false narrative is a brazenly dishonest attempt to smear, to cancel constitutional, cancel culture. there are number one political opponent taking neutral statements, commonplace political rhetoric, removing words and facts from contacts and ascribing to them the most sinister and malevolent intention possible. their story was based not on evidence but on the share personal and political animus. the flimsy theory of incitement you heard from the house managers could be used to impeach, indict or expel countless other political leaders. many leading figures and other parties have engaged in far more incendiary and dangerous rhetoric.

and we played some of them. unlike every player, and negative replay of the words, you also the evidence. i'm not gonna replay you mob scenes. i'm not gonna replay you mob scenes. i don't want to give those people another platform, any more view from the american people as to what they did. they should be canceled. democrat politicians spent months prior to january six attacking the very legitimacy of our nations most cherished institutions and traditions. they didn'tjust question the integrity of one election. they challenge the integrity of our entire nation. everything from our founding fathers, our constitution, declaration of independence, law enforcement officers and united states military. they said that our society it was rooted in hatred. they even said that america deserved

and i quote, a reckoning. as you heard yesterday throughout the summer democrat leaders including the current president and vice president repeatedly made comments that provided moral comfort to mobs attacking police officers. during that time many officers across the country were injured. as we all know, two sheriffs deputies in los angeles were ambushed and shot at point—blank range. members of this very body have been in danger. senators from maine to kentucky at most points in between have been harassed by mobs. last august a menacing left wing mob swarmed senator rand paul and his wife as they left the white house. and they had to be rescued by police. for

months our federal courthouse in portland was placed under siege by violent anarchists who attacked law enforcement officers daily and repeatedly and tried to set fire to the building. speaker pelosi did not call the violence siege of the federal building in insurrection. she called the federal agents protecting the courthouse storm troopers. the white house complex was besieged by mobs that threw bricks, rocks and bottles at secret service agents. set fire to an historic structure and breached a security fence to infiltrate the treasury grounds. when mike ryan's administration sent in the national guard to secure the nations capital city admits the violence democrat leaders demanded that the forces be

withdrawn. the washington, dc mayor said the presence of the national guard was an affront to the safety of the district. it must be fully investigated whether political leadership here in washington, dc took an in adequate and irresponsible force posture on january six because of their commitment to the false narrative of what happened lastjune. hopefully, we can all now agree that the administration acted properly by taking action to stop a rightist mob establishing an appropriate security perimeter and prevent the the house managers argued this week that a brief delay in issuing a public statement from mr trump on january six was no evidence that he committed incitement or supported

the violence.