Donald Trump is making changes to his legal defense after five lawyers from North and South Carolina exited his team over the weekend, according to reports. The office of the former president confirmed that "Highly respected" trial lawyers David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor would be representing Trump.
"If you voted that it was unconstitutional then how in the world would you ever hope to convict somebody for this?" Paul asked his colleagues on Tuesday. "Forty-five of us, almost the entire caucus, 95% of the caucus, voted that the whole proceeding was unconstitutional. This is a big victory for us. Democrats can beat this partisan horse as long as they want-- this vote indicates it's over, the trial is all over."
House Democrats will "carry the sole impeachment charge across the Capitol late Monday evening, a rare and ceremonial walk to the Senate by the prosecutors who will argue their case," according to AP News. The 50 democrats in the Senate hope enough Republicans in the chamber, some who've publicly denounced Trump, will unify with them to bar the cast-off president from holding office again in the future.
Butch Bowers, a Columbia-based federal litigator has over three decades of experience including Chairman of the South Carolina State Election Commission from 2004-07. He's one of the only attorneys in the Carolinas to pass the bar for the U.S. Supreme Court, according to his website.
The second time the Commander and Chief was formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy, this time for an "incitement of insurrection" upon the U.S. Capitol. Trump is now the only President in U.S. history to be impeached twice. In December, he was the third President to face a trial in the U.S. Senate.
McConnell has told associates "he believes President Trump committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him, believing that it will make it easier to purge him from the party," according to a report from the New York Times published Tuesday.
The article charges Trump with "inciting an insurrection by falsely claiming the Nov. 3 election was stolen from him and encouraging supporters to storm the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying the results." An unprecedented step for lawmakers as they continue to grapple with the events of last week.
