Later on NBC's "Meet the Press," Rep. Jamie Raskin, who sat on the House panel that investigated the Capitol riot, said Lauro’s argument was “deranged.”

Trump’s lawyer John Lauro argued that even if Trump committed a “technical violation of the Constitution,” it does not necessarily mean he broke any criminal laws regarding pressuring Pence to overturn the 2020 election results. Lauro claimed Trump believed he had won the election and was exercising his First Amendment rights to express that opinion. However, critics say Trump’s actions went beyond free speech and he conspired to defraud the public and nullify lawful votes. Former Attorney General William Barr said the charges are legitimate and Trump’s actions went far beyond expressing an opinion. Trump has said he will seek to have the judge assigned to his case recused and request a change of venue, alleging unfairness.

  • Bonesince1997
    12·
    1 year ago

    I hope people start using the excuses of the wealthy and we’ll connected in the future for their legal troubles. I’m sure it wouldn’t fly for them, but it still feels like these assholes are setting new low bars for get out of jail free cards. Terrorism = tourism. Crime is a technicality. Locker room talk, but you’re also actually a serial sexual harasser. All things to cover up the stink that is on the right in this country. People will hear whatever they need to until it’s all gone. They’ll let you do it!

    • reddwarf@feddit.nl
      5·
      1 year ago

      History will not be kind to republicans and conservatives.

      And watch them all deny any involvement when the time comes. But they know the are on the wrong side of history and will feel that pang of guilt, knowing they supported a fascist movement. Like supporters and members of the nazi party at the time, the black mark on their conscience will be impossible to suppress.

      If you know of trump supporters and voters, never ever let up. Always push that fact in their face. Republicans deserve nothing but contempt of society.

      • interolivary@beehaw.org
        8·
        1 year ago

        History will not be kind to republicans and conservatives.

        Unless they’re the ones writing history. Here in Finland our biggest extreme right wing party (yes, there’s more than one…) was the most popular party of the under 25’s in our recent parliamentary elections, followed by the “fiscal” conservatives (ie. the conservatives who’d be fine with concentration camps for leftists as long as the proposal came from an extremist party and the camps were run by private for-profit companies).

        Doesn’t exactly spark hope for the future when Gen X / late Millennials are less conservative than Z’s