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Donald TrumpDOJ will resign the majority of U.S. prosecutors appointed by Trump: report Trump’s lawyer withdraws request not to hold impeachment trial on Saturday Kinzinger on opinion calls to Republican Party senators to convict Trump on impeachment trialDefense attorney David Schoen on Tuesday defended his team’s performance during the start of the Senate impeachment trial, which was criticized even by some Republican senators.
Schoen, speaking to Fox News Sean Hannity
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“So I am sure that they will be very well prepared in the future and will do a great job on the case,” said Schoen.
The defense comes after Castor’s performance was widely criticized after he got into a sinuous discussion that included the beginning of democracies, checking the names of senators and just a brief mention of the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill, the center of the trial impeachment.
“Anyone who listened to President Trump’s legal team saw that they were out of focus, they tried to avoid the problem and talked about everything except the problem in question,” said the senator. Bill Cassidy
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“I thought that the president’s lawyer, the first lawyer, just rambled indefinitely and didn’t really address the constitutional argument,” added the senator. John Cornyn
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Hannity told Schoen that he had received calls from conservatives during the process, saying, “Wow, we need someone stronger here.”
“There is a lot to say and I know that they think strongly about fighting what they are seeing,” replied Schoen.