(NPR) Trump Lawyers Reject Impeachment Case, Calling It 'Political Theater'

Trump Lawyers Reject Impeachment Case, Calling It 'Political Theater'








The U.S. Capitol is seen Monday, the day before Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial is set to begin, as National Guard troops and Capitol Police stand guard.



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Trump Lawyers Reject Impeachment Case, Calling It 'Political Theater'






"Trump's speech was never directed to inciting or producing any imminent lawless action," his attorneys write in a brief ahead of the former president's impeachment trial.