Bloomberg News
@Bloomberg-News·2.8M subscribers·40.1K videos
'Holy Cow!' Tempers Flare During Q&A Session of Trump's Impeachment Trial
Posted
February 13, 2021
Views
206,998
Likes
2,290
Comments
2,173
Engagement
February 13, 2021
206,998
2,290
2,173
2.16%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
4:55Now PlayingTempers are flaring on the Senate floor, where senators are submitting written questions to the prosecution and the defense in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
Defense lawyer, Michael van der Veen, objected to a question from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who asked if his team believed Trump won the 2020 election. "My judgment is irrelevant in these proceedings," van der Veen snapped.
"What's relevant in this impeachment article is were Mr. Trump's words insightful to the point of violence and riot? That's the charge," van der Veen said.
The lead House prosecutor in Donald Trump's impeachment trial appears to have had enough of the defense argument the former president wasn't responsible for inciting the deadly Capitol siege.
"Get real," said Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland.
The defense lawyers have been arguing that Trump didn't mean it when he told a rally to go to Congress and "fight like hell" for his presidency, as lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden's election.
"How gullible do you think we are?" Raskin said. "We saw this happen."
The defense has tried to compare his words to those used by other Democratic politicians fighting for health care or other priorities. The argument is drawing eye rolls from the senators on the Democratic side of the aisle.
Trump's defense wrapped up their opening arguments earlier Friday, telling senators the impeachment is unconstitutional and politically motivated.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel
Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world.
To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app.
Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake
Connect with us on…
Breaking News on YouTube
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
