House Democrats did not mince words in their opening argument on Day 2 of the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump, calling the former president an “inciter-in-chief” who abandoned his sacred oath of office and who “reveled” in the chaos and destruction perpetrated by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
“Donald Trump committed a massive crime against our Constitution and our people and the worst violation of the presidential oath of office in the history of the United States of America,” lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin said.
The Maryland Democrat told senators the prosecution plans to lay out the evidence “for you to see and hear and digest” and argued it will prove that Trump was “no innocent bystander.”
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