Trump’s Lawyers Say Impeachment Is Constitutionally Flawed, ‘Selfish’ Ploy by Democrats

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday argued that the House impeachment managers’ article of impeachment against him for allegedly inciting the breach of the Capitol on Jan. 6 is constitutionally flawed, will not result in a conviction, and infringes on his First Amendment rights. In a 78-page court filing, Trump attorneys David Schoen, Bruce Castor, and Michael T. van der Veen argued that the Senate cannot convict a former president, saying the House’s impeachment last month is problematic because it joined several alleged offenses into a single article of impeachment—rather than several articles.-- More...