Political Quotes

“for the information of all Senators, no motions were filed this morning. So we will proceed to the House managers' presentation. We anticipate two 10-minute breaks and a 45- minute dinner break around 6 p.m. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 47, the managers for the House of Representatives have 16 hours to make a presentation of their case. The Senate will now hear you. We recognize Mr. Manager Raskin to begin the presentation of the case for the House of Representatives. Mr. Raskin. Managers' Presentation Mr. Manager RASKIN. Thank you very much, Mr. President. Members of the Senate, good morning, good day. Some people think this trial is a contest of lawyers or, even worse, a competition between political parties. It is neither. It is a moment of truth for America. My late father, Marcus Raskin, once wrote: Democracy [needs] a ground to stand upon. And that ground is the truth. America needs the truth about ex-President Trump's role in inciting the insurrection on January 6 because it threatened our government, and it disrupted--it easily could have destroyed--the peaceful transfer of power in the United States for the first time in 233 years. It was suggested yesterday by President Trump's counsel that this is really like a very bad accident or a natural disaster, where lots of people get injured or killed, and society is just out looking for someone to blame.…”