Donald Trump rages at his defense attorneys after ‘rambling’ opening speech praising Democrats and admitting he lost election caused Republican Bill Cassidy to vote with Democrats for trial to go ahead – but ex-president is still on track for acquittal

President Donald Trump was set off by the defense mustered by his legal team at the start of his Senate impeachment trial, raging at key admissions and a presentation that appeared to drive away a key Republican vote. Trump, viewing the proceedings from his new home at Mar-a-Lago, was aghast that one of his lawyers, Bruce Castor, acknowledged the potency of the opening argument put forward by House Democratic impeachment managers, ABC News reported. Castor even acknowledged that his team changed course after viewing the Democrats’ presentation, which featured dramatic video of Trump supporters storming the Capitol and taunting police officers with obscenities as they bashed in doors and windows. 'I'll be quite frank with you, we changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the House managers' presentation was well done,' Castor admitted. 'And I wanted you to know that we have responses to those things.' One Trump advisor even told CNN getting good legal representation was a concern if he is ever charged in criminal court, which is now possible since he is out of office. ‘Trump is f***** if anyone ever charges him. No one wants to work with him,’ said the… Read full this story

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