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Trump's Lawyer Bruce Castor Cites First Amendment in Impeachment Defense
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February 9, 2021
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4:19Now PlayingTrump’s lawyer Bruce Castor defended his speech to a crowd of supporters before the attack on the Capitol as protected by the First Amendment.
If Trump were convicted, the Philadelphia attorney said, partisan impeachments over political speech could become commonplace.
He said everyone on Trump’s team would “in the strongest possible way denounce the violence of the rioters.” The rioters should be prosecuted, he said, but noted that none have been charged with conspiring with Trump.
The attorney, who repeatedly acknowledged that Trump lost his re-election bid in November, said House Democrats were motivated by a fear that Trump will run for president again in 2024. “We are really here because the majority of the House of Representatives do not want to face Donald Trump as a political rival,” he said.
Castor also praised the presentation by House Democrats who preceded him, and he flattered senators at length in often rambling remarks.
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