Impeachment Managers Argue Trump Is ‘Singularly Responsible’ For Capitol Attack

In a pre-trial brief released on Tuesday, House impeachment managers argue former President Donald Trump whipped a crowd of supporters into a “frenzy” on Jan. 6 and incited the ensuing riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Updated at 12:09 p.m. ET

The House impeachment managers accuse Donald Trump of summoning a mob to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, whipping the crowd “into a frenzy” and then aiming them “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, pinning the blame for the deadly violence that ensued directly on the former president.

In an 80-page memo delivered to the Senate on Tuesday ahead of next week’s impeachment trial, the House managers lay out their case against Trump and the grounds for convicting him even after he’s left office.