Sanders yelled back: "You represent the president of the United States!"
02/12/21 05:35 PM EST
Michael Van Der Veen, an attorney for former President Trump, got into a verbal scuffle with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), after the progressive lawmaker asked the attorney if he believes Trump won the 2020 election.
Sanders submitted a question noting that the House team have claimed that Trump was carrying out a "big lie" with his claim that he actually won the election and asked "are the prosecutors right when they claim that Trump was telling a big lie, or in your judgment did Trump actually win the election?"
Van Der Veen appeared annoyed by the question — which he did not ultimately answer.
"My judgment? Who asked that?" he asked, turning toward the Democratic side of the chamber.
Sanders yelled back: "I did.'
"My judgment is irrelevant," Van Der Veen continued.
His response sparked jeers from senators, leading Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to interrupt and remind senators that they can't challenge the response offered by Trump's team or the House impeachment managers.
Sanders was overheard by reporters in the chamber yelling back to Van Der Veen, "You represent the president of the United States!"
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538681-sanders-trump-lawyer-scuffle-during-qa
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