Former US President Donald Trump was unhappy with the performance of his lawyers at the initial stage of the impeachment process in the Senate of the Congress. This is reported by CNN, citing sources familiar with his reaction.
According to them, the former American leader was especially annoyed by the work of lawyer Bruce Castor and almost shouted at him. During the discussions, the lawyer made a 48-minute speech in which he outlined some of the defense’s arguments. Many Republicans found the arguments put forward by Trump’s defenders unnecessarily confusing and unintelligible.
Earlier, the Senate recognized the constitutionality of the Trump impeachment process. In total, according to the results of voting, 56 senators agreed that the impeachment procedure was in accordance with the basic law of the country, 44 lawmakers opposed. At the same time, the Republicans who voted against made it clear that they intend to achieve acquitting the former president. Trump needs 67 votes in the Senate to be impeached.
On February 9, the second impeachment process against Trump began in the Senate. On January 14, the House of Representatives voted to impeach the former owner of the White House in connection with the riots in Washington. Democrats motivate the decision to impeach Trump, including by the fact that after the end of the process, he will not be able to run for president. This is the first time the US has attempted to remove a state leader from office after the end of his presidential term.