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Law's Tacit Dimension: Audiovisual Proof Of Incitement In The Impeachment Trial Of Donald J. Trump, Richard Sherwin
Law's Tacit Dimension: Audiovisual Proof Of Incitement In The Impeachment Trial Of Donald J. Trump, Richard Sherwin
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In arguing their case for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump for inciting a violent insurrection, prosecutors made extensive use of video images of Trump supporters violently overtaking Capitol police and ransacking the Capitol building once they had forced their way inside. But the rally video that immediately preceded Trump’s January 6 speech was ignored completely. Should it have been brought into the prosecution’s case? If it had been, how might it have aided the prosecution’s contention that Trump was guilty of inciting violent insurrection?
In this article, I contend that the prosecution team’s insufficient understanding of how, and with …