You know what I'm NOT hearing from the defense?

[EarlG]

“He didn’t do it.”

There’s been a lot of, “He had the right to say what he said,” and, “This whole trial is bogus,” and of course, “The prosecution are a bunch of meanies,” but no actual denial (so far) that Trump is guilty as hell.

[Iliyah]

1. K & R!

[PirateRo]

2. You're right

That’d be like Jon Stewart’s famous “Your words vs our videotape”.

[SayitAintSo]

11. Or like ... ' you gonna believe me...

...or your Lying Eyes.'

[Bettie]

3. I thought I was imagining it

but you are right.

[madaboutharry]

4. It is the "Don't believe what you see with your own eyes" defense.

All they have is bullshit, so they're going with that.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

5. And the word "cancel". Yes Schoen went there as a reason for this trial.

He threw the old "cancel culture" defense onto the wall.

[kentuck]

6. He's always the victim.

Also, they want to create a partisan divide and separate the verdict by Party affiliation.

[Cha]

7. he is.. the Traitor incited the Deadly

Domestic Terrorist Attack on the US Capitol Building. Even some of his cult members admitted it.

[LisaM]

45. You know what was.weird?

The way that Castor said he worked at the Capitol 40 years ago and always got lost, and that today he still got lost....which to me is an admission that someone clearly had given some kind of map to the insurgents. By Trump's lawyer!!

[GemDigger]

8. They can't really defend him because there is no defense.

Instead, they are doing a masterful job of super spinning to let people forget what they saw at the beginning.

[COL Mustard]

52. They Can't Present A Defense They Know Is False

So they're distracting and spinning to divert atten......hey, what's that shiny thing over there?????

[ooky]

9. But right from the beginning they rolled the rioters under the

bus. The same rioters Trump told he would meet at the Capitol.

[StarfishSaver]

10. We haven't heard a defense ...

[Pepsidog]

12. My stomach is in knots.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. He is actually arguing that

an Impeachment trial is essentially an "ex post facto" law if it metes out punishment!

[nolabear]

14. Perzackly! The defense has no defense.

[JeaneRaye]

15. Finding it hard to listen...

I'm obsessing over the thing the second Defense lawyer is doing with his right hand every time he takes a drink of water. He takes a drink with his left hand and his right-hand goes to the top of his head...every time! It's like he's worried his head is going to fall off if he doesn't hold it on when he tips his back. What IS that!! I know trivial of me, isn't it!

[leftieNanner]

22. Several people have suggested

That he is Jewish and is accustomed to wearing a yarmulke. Habit of keeping it on his head when he drinks.

[JeaneRaye]

34. Yes. Jewish thing.

Brian Williams just explained it. Said it was a Jewish thing and something to do with not having a Yarmulke on. Man am I glad to get a explanation.. I was fascinated by it!

[Clash City Rocker]

54. Apparently their heads must be covered when they eat or drink

He should be wearing a yarmulke or some other headwear, since that would look less weird, but he isn’t, so he uses his hand instead.

[CatWoman]

16. ....

[MyMission]

17. They can't defend the indefensible

And they can't/won't argue that he didn't do it, because it's clear he did!

[spanone]

18. Words they have not said...'Incitement of insurrection'

unless I missed them, I did walk the dog.

[Evolve Dammit]

19. Really good point. Maybe later in the trial.

[lpbk2713]

20. Trump is regarded by many as the Worst President Ever.

Any attorney who wants to argue against that has his/her work cut out for them.

[iluvtennis]

21. Exactly! James Brown had a song called Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing, that's what they are doing.

[Cozmo]

35. Oh yeah

[world wide wally]

23. These lawyers should have taken a public speaking class in high school or something.

[dalton99a]

24. Yep.

[sarcasmo]

25. Dershowitz is claiming Trump invited Not incited. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[ancianita]

26. Even for guys who can't defend the indefensible that millions of Americans have seen, they

STILL GIVE DEFENSE A BAD NAME.

Not just disingenuous, but a Bullshit Mountain defense.

[aggiesal]

27. It's called a non-denial, denial ...

They're not denying the allegations, only everything else that doesn't matter.

[CaptYossarian]

28. It's because he's indefensible.

One thing I did hear was the attorney say something right out of Comedy Writing 101.

Right after he slowly spun around and commented what a diverse group it was in attendance, he listed 2 things everyone had in common.

The two things he listed were prefaced with 1) and B). This is a comedy device used to illustrate what a disorganized brain might utter. It is very "Gilliganesque", and came out of the mouth of a man who has a very important duty (althoughwe already know the outcome) Only a moron like Trump, who knows the best people, would hire a fool like this guy.

[monkeyman1]

29. republican mental midget club at it's best !!!

[marble falls]

30. The one silent elephant in the room.

[Ohioboy]

31. He did do it and that's why he needs consequences

[Marcuse]

32. Trump has already invoked the horrors the defense says will result from conviction. Division, etc.

[dlk]

33. Excellent point!

Everything else offered by Republicans is smoke and mirrors.

[Me.]

36. Brilliant

[Aussie105]

37. The defense is . . .

Oh, play nice!
Trump didn't mean it, but he is old and senile, used the wrong words, and people misunderstood him!
Can't we just forgive and forget, play nice, and let bygones be bygones?
It was just a little coup attempt, and it didn't work, so stop making a fuss already!

Not much of a defense, really.

[OldBaldy1701E]

38. A defense? (Sorry, couldn't resist)

Hey EarlG!

(don't know if I have ever had the pleasure of doing that before)

[housecat]

39. so when he's acquitted by Putin's minions

Is there a way to get a federal criminal conviction, or do we have to wait for all of the state courts?

[BobTheSubgenius]

40. "He can't be tried while he's a sitting president."

"He can't be impeached while he's no longer in office."

Must be nice to have total immunity and do anything you want without consequence. He won't be convicted, but he sure needs and deserves to be.

[pandr32]

41. I love that disgraced 45 is screaming at everyone and angry at his lawyers

...for taking the only argument of defense he insisted they present and failing to, through some kind of magic, twisting it into a convincing argument that he should be found blameless.

[ecstatic]

42. Exactly. Just endless deflections and bullshit. nt

[demtenjeep]

43. because everyone knows he did it

that is not disputable

[badboy67]

44. I'm surprised the GOP hasn't gone the Insanity Defense route yet.

[Aussie105]

49. What? For whom?

TQump or themselves?

[Blue Owl]

46. K&R

[Hermit-The-Prog]

47. Wait for it, "If the headdress doesn't fit, you must acquit!"

[Jetheels]

48. I think it's a given that he's guilty.

The defense is just theatrics. The trial is more about the Republican Party.
Are they gonna keep their nose up trumps ass or are they gonna unhook it and breathe some fresh air.
Sorry to be so crass.

[Maeve]

50. "When both the facts and the law are against you, pound the table"

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

51. It's clear that that the Republican party is destructive in

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every way. They are thoroughly corrupt, and shamelessly dishonest. They have no honor, and no integrity, whatsoever. They are fascists who hate democracy.

It is from this understanding that we need to proceed, in a massive force united against Republican fascism, and send the Republican party into the bottom of the dustbin of history, alongside all the other failed fascist movements that came before.

Next time there is a Presidential Election, it won't be 80,000,000 Dem voters, it will be 100,000,000 or more.

[Kid Berwyn]

53. The essence of law school...

“If the facts are against you, argue the law.
If the law is against you, argue the facts.
If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell”

― Carl Sandburg