President Biden said on Thursday that “some minds can change” in the Senate after House impeachment administrators presented graphic videos of the crowd’s attack on Capitol Hill last month during former President Trump’s impeachment trial.
Biden was asked by reporters about the reaction to the videos, which included Trump’s own words encouraging his supporters to “fight like hell”, followed by images of protesters breaking barricades on Capitol Hill and shouting profanity at officials. Another video on Wednesday showed GOP Senator Mitt Romney and Vice President Mike Pence being escorted away from the crowd.
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Biden said he “did not attend any live audiences”, but saw press coverage.
“My guess is that some minds can be changed,” said Biden.
Biden, however, gave no further details.
“I’m focused on my job … to deal with the promises I’ve made,” said Biden. “And we all know that we have to move on.”
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In the most uncomfortable moments of the video, protesters were seen scolding and beating Capitol police officers as they tried to stop the crowd from entering the Capitol. An officer is heard screaming in pain while fighting the attackers. One officer died as a result of his injuries, while another 140 policemen were injured in the siege.
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The exciting 13-minute video included clips of Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Speaking in the Senate floor, calling on Trump’s conspiracy theories about widespread electoral fraud on January 6, in contrast to the shouts of “Stop the theft “of protesters taking hold of the Capitol. Senator James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, was in the clip pack at the time when the Senate had to be pulled back, as an aide told him that “protesters are in the building”.
The video showed Trump’s late reaction to the violence, where he continued to cause complaints about electoral fraud and told the rioters during the attack to go home, adding, “We love you. You are very special.”
The graphic images seem to have affected the senators who will decide Trump’s fate.
The atmosphere in the chamber was tense while watching the video compilation of the attack on the Capitol. Almost all of the senators were watching the video, most of them frowning, according to reports from the pool inside the chamber.
The camera was absolutely silent for about 10 seconds when the video ended.
The leader’s impeachment manager, Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Broke the silence with a simple conclusion.
“You ask how high crime and misdemeanor is under our Constitution. This is a high crime and misdemeanor,” Raskin said. “If this is not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s legal team presented their own video to emphasize that Democrats have an “insatiable desire” for impeachment and that is why they sought an “instant” lawsuit against Trump in his final days.
The video showed clips of prominent Democrats calling for Trump’s impeachment since 2017 in news interviews and at rallies. Among those featured in the montage are Raskin, the House’s chief impeachment manager, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., And Rep. Jerry Nadler, DN.Y.
Fox News’s Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.