Amy Klobuchar: “on behalf of myself and Senators Casey and Brown, I send a question to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. This is a…”

“on behalf of myself and Senators Casey and Brown, I send a question to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. This is a question from Senator Klobuchar, Senator Casey, and Senator Brown to the House managers. The clerk will read the question. The legislative clerk read as follows: In presenting your case, you relied on past precedents from impeachment trials, such as William Belknap's impeachment. After what you have presented in the course of this trial, if we do not convict former President Trump, what message will we be sending to future Presidents and Congresses? Ms. Manager PLASKETT. As we have shown, President Trump engaged in a course of conduct that incited an armed attack on the Capitol. He did so while seeking to overturn the results of the election and thwart the transfer of power. And when the attack began, he further incited violence aimed to his own Vice President, even demonstrating his state of mind by failing to defend us and the law enforcement officials who protect us. The consequences of his conduct were devastating on every level. Police officers were left overwhelmed, unprotected. Congress had to be evacuated; our staff barricaded in this building, calling their families to say goodbye. Some of us, like Mr. Raskin, had children here.…”