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...though keep in mind Sen. Romney said this morning he'd support witnesses "if the counsel on either side wishes to call" them. — PolitiTweet.org

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"I had eight days to get ready for this thing," van der Veen says. That's because the initial defense team split from Donald Trump over his demands they amplify his false claims of voter fraud, sources have told us (cc @albamonica) — PolitiTweet.org

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"If they want to have witnesses, I'm going to need at least over 100 depositions," says Trump defense attorney Michael van der Veen. — PolitiTweet.org

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So here we go --> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MSNBC: BREAKING: Senate Minority Leader McConnell has informed Republican senators that he is planning to vote to acquit Pres. Trump, s… — PolitiTweet.org

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If Democrats seek to call witnesses, the Trump defense team will look to call House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, I’m told by a source familiar with the defense strategy. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OwenDCHayes: This is incredibly rude to everyone covering impeachment — PolitiTweet.org

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The Trump defense team is arguing the former president was concerned about the safety of Mike Pence. But this is from January 10th, the weekend after the siege --> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @frankthorp: RASKING hits back at van der Veen: "Counsel said before, this has been my worst experience in Washington, and for that, I g… — PolitiTweet.org

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Van der Veen, in response to another question about the Trump/Tuberville/Pence timeline, shrugs and says, "I have no idea." We know the defense attorneys have been in touch with the former president in the run-up to this trial. Did they never ask? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @albamonica: Which is exactly what former President Trump wanted his original team of attorneys to focus on for this trial but they depa… — PolitiTweet.org

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Remember: this is what Sen. Tuberville, who's on the record here, says he told Donald Trump over the phone on the 6th: “I said ‘Mr. President, they just took the vice president out, I’ve got to go.'" https://t.co/IN9QJcdSOp — PolitiTweet.org

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But that doesn't address the argument House managers made: that by the 2:24pm, the time of the tweet, the siege was all over live TV. Impossible to miss, they say. — PolitiTweet.org

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NO, according to the defense. This is the first time they've address this question. "At no point" was the president informed the vice president was in any danger, Trump attorney says. — PolitiTweet.org

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*Another key question,* asked of both the defense and prosecution, by Sens. Romney and Collins: when Donald Trump sent the tweet attacking Mike Pence on the 6th, did he know Pence had been removed from the chamber at that point? — PolitiTweet.org

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And here it is again, asked by Sens. Markey and Duckworth: when did the president learn about the breach and what steps did he take to address the violence? Rep. Plaskett steps up, says Donald Trump, with access to intelligence, etc. knew what was happening. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aseitzwald: Trump's lawyers say they can't answer this key question because there hasn't been an adequate investigation. Presumably th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GarrettHaake: Trump attorney says this is on Managers to prove? I can tell now, Murkowski will HATE that answer. She’s all about detail… — PolitiTweet.org

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Important q from Collins, Murkowski here asking for *specifics* on the timeline. Trump defense attorney blames House managers for not having the answer, and then point to the former president's tweet about the riot. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @seungminkim: >@MittRomney says he plans to ask Trump's lawyers: "When did President Trump first learn that the Capitol was breached a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jabinbotsford: Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., notes on the 4th day of the Impeachment trials for President Trump on Capitol Hill today. “The… — PolitiTweet.org

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Unclear how Trump attorney Bruce Castor can say the House managers “spent no time” trying to connect Donald Trump to the insurrectionists. He may not agree with any connection, but the Dems devoted much of yesterday’s presentation to just that. — PolitiTweet.org

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Many reasons why this Trump impeachment feels different than the last Trump impeachment. Among them: my 11-month-old, every time she hears me on air for the @NBCNews special report, starts yelling “NANANANANA!!” (her word for “mama”) from upstairs at the top of her tiny lungs https://t.co/TouVTXK0d0 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GarrettHaake: Sitting in the press gallery with reporters for a part of this last session today: Officer Goodman, in a thin blue line m… — PolitiTweet.org

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"This is not whataboutism." - Trump defense attorney Michael van der Veen — PolitiTweet.org

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(and virtually all of those instances, no other context was provided) — PolitiTweet.org

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...And the word "fight" played 238 times in that montage, per @OwenDCHayes — PolitiTweet.org

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After the Trump defense team slammed House managers for airing an "entertainment package" in their presentation, David Schoen is tossing to a clips montage with a soundtrack underneath. — PolitiTweet.org

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This appears to be the argument they're making... — PolitiTweet.org

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@igorbobic Igor. — PolitiTweet.org