If 17 Republican senators agree and vote to convict Trump of "inciting an insurrection," the former president will stand convicted and likely be barred from holding federal office again. "Some defense attorneys have echoed those arguments, saying that those who participated in the attack were doing so at the behest of Trump." "But for the president, they would not have walked down Pennsylvania Avenue," Al Watkins, defending "QAnon shaman" Jacob Chansley, told the Post. You can read more about what Trump and the Capitol insurrectionists said before and during the assault, and preview likely legal arguments, at The Washington Post. More stories from theweek.com5 brutally funny cartoons about America's bungled vaccine rolloutThe growing white supremacist threatSuper Bowl LV: Buccaneers defeat Chiefs 31-9

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2021 18:56 UTC