Trump defense uses video to call Dems 'hypocrites'

Donald Trump's defense team repeatedly used a video montage of Democratic lawmakers using the word “fight” in an effort to show the word has been used "over and over again by politicians on both sides of the aisle," not just on Jan. 6 by Trump. (Feb. 12)

A lengthy montage of video clips shown during Friday's proceedings featured President Joe Biden, as well as Democratic senators and members of Congress, repeatedly using violent words like "fight" when speaking in public.

"Suddenly the word fight is off limits?" Trump defense attorney Michael van der Veen asked the Senate. "Spare us the hypocrisy and false indignation."

"It's a term used over and over and over again by politicians on both sides of the aisle," he said.

"Mr. Trump was not in any way, shape or form instructing these people to fight or to use physical violence. What he was instructing them to do was to challenge their opponents in primary elections, to push for sweeping election reforms, to hold big tech responsible," Van der Veen argued.

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