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Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:18 AM Feb 2021

Impeachment defense amounts to 'absurd constitutional arguments'

By Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju, CNN
Updated 1:48 PM ET, Wed February 3, 2021

... Raskin argued .. that .. remarks at a January 6 rally before the rioters attacked the Capitol were not First Amendment-protected speech. His comments weren't like shouting fire in a crowded theater, Raskin said, but like a fire chief sending a mob to the theater ...

... Raskin added .. that extremist elements in Russia and Germany view the storming of the Capitol as a great victory for .. fascism ...

... on Wednesday .. attorney .. Castor said he plans to focus on the "technical" defenses ...

Pressed on his preference, Raskin said, "justice" as he walked into the House chamber.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/politics/jamie-raskin-impeachment-pretrial-brief-reaction/index.html



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