Democrats at former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are playing audio recordings of police officers begging for more help against rioters storming the Capitol, the fear and panic apparent in many of their voices.
In video showed Wednesday at Trump's second impeachment trial, rioters chanted "Hang Mike Pence!" and "Bring out Pence!" as they roamed the halls searching for the former vice president and other lawmakers. Outside, the mob set up a makeshift gallows on the field near the Capitol.
Prosecutors at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are using footage of the rally he headlined ahead of the riot on the Capitol to argue he incited the crowd.
Prosecutors at Trump's impeachment trial on Wednesday said Trump fired up his supporters with lies about a stolen election and followed up with an invitation to a Jan. 6 rally near the White House.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden's silence on the impeachment trial means he is working on his rescue plan for the American people.
Many said they didn't understand Trump's lawyers' arguments as they sought to persuade the Senate to dismiss the trial on constitutional grounds. Trump was impeached by the House for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol.
Trump was impeached one week before he left office and one week after he told his supporters to "fight like hell" before they laid siege on the Capitol. The rioting resulted in five deaths.
In opening remarks Tuesday, lawyer Bruce Castor said: "The American people are smart enough to pick a new administration if they don't like the old one. And they just did."
Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial opened in the Senate, with Democrats arguing that the former president should be convicted for inciting a violent mob of his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
