Government
Feb. 8, 2021
Claim that Senate lacks ability to hold a trial holds no water
President Donald Trump continues to repeat the “big lie” that the election was a fraud and stolen from him. On Jan. 6, Trump provoked a mob of supporters to march on the Capitol for the purpose of overturning the election that he unquestionably lost. A week later, the House of Representatives impeached him for inciting an insurrection.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
President Donald Trump continues to repeat the "big lie" that the election was a fraud and stolen from him. On Jan. 6, Trump provoked a mob of supporters to march on the Capitol for the purpose of overturning the election that he unquestionably lost. A week later, the House of Representatives impeached him for inciting an insurrection.
On Feb. 2, the House Managers filed their impeachment brief with the Senate. They argued that Trum...
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