Posted on 02/10/2021 5:36:28 AM PST by BurgessKoch
Former President Donald Trump was apparently not pleased with how his Senate impeachment trial defense team performed on Tuesday.
A new explosive report from Fox News reveals that Trump was “furious” and “beyond angry” with his defense team’s strategy on the first day of the trial.
“Two sources in fact, who spent time with the former president today described him as being quote, ‘furious and beyond angry’ with his impeachment defense team,” Fox News correspondent Kevin Corke reported. “He was especially upset with attorney Bruce Castro, as you pointed out for his quotes, rambling opening argument. The former president spending the day watching the trial from inside his private quarters at Mar-A-Lago, no golf with the very same plan for tomorrow.”
“Meanwhile, at a time when he certainly could opt to reduce the political temperature in the country, Mr. Biden apparently is taking a pass, opting instead to not weigh in as his predecessors being impeached once again, despite what critics have called hypocrisy on the left, and a deafening silence from the White House,” Corke added.
The sources, who spent time with Trump, said he was particularly incensed with the effort thus far by his attorney Bruce Castor. Trump believes Castor gave a rambling opening argument, they said. Castor’s 45-minute opening remarks were widely panned on social media after he praised the House impeachment managers for a job “well done.”
“The American people just spoke and they just changed administrations,” Castor said at one point. He said the public is smart enough to “pick a new administration if they don’t like the old one, and they just did.”
Trump watched the proceedings from his quarters in Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. The AP, citing an unnamed source, said Trump was impressed with the opening video presentation from Democrats. Trump’s team did not immediately respond to an email from Fox News.
Castor defended his performance in an interview after Tuesday’s first day of the Senate trial, according to the Wall Street Journal.
“You put 100 people in the same room, you’re going to get 100 different opinions. We only lost one…so I believe we had a good day,” he said, adding that his “well done” statement was not an acknowledgment that the Democrat case was more effective.
Cassidy said that anyone who listened to Trump’s team “saw they were unfocused, they attempted to avoid the issue. And they talked about everything but the issue at hand.”
David Schoen, another attorney for Trump, told Fox News anchor Sean Hannity on Tuesday that the impeachment trial is bad for the country and would not “advance any cause of good in the country.”
“It’s common sense,” he said. “Nobody thinks of using the impeachment process for anything other than removing a civil official from office.”
Democrats would be wise to see that they are possibly setting a precedent for any former president or government official to be impeached after they leave office.
How did other FReepers view it?
We didn’t view it. President Trump should withdraw entirely from this circus. Just walk out and refuse to participate.
Then dare any Republican Senator to vote in favor of this travesty.
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Where’s my $2,000? Where’s my $15 minimum wage? Why is the southern border wide open to COVID refugees? Why am I paying more for gas while Russia gets rich from their oil? No wonder they want fake impeachment.
Two sources!.....Name them for pity’s sake....
...otherwise it is FAKE NEWS
I hear you but doubt anyone would go on the record for this. That said, I’m a huge Trump supporting nobody and I was furious ... can’t imagine how frustrated and angry President Trump must have been. Did you get a chance to watch?
One thing for sure, Trump is lousy at selecting people to assist him.
ugh. he has a right to be furious. they were low energy and siding with the democrats... one guy gushed over the senators like they were next to superheroes.
ugh.
If I were Trump,I have not played along with this and refused to show. He sholdmhave sent a note that simply stated this is a farce. They’re going to convict gen if God Himself featured for Trump.
It is going to land in front of the supreme Court anyway.
From what I saw I can't blame him a bit.
Don’t smoke around our former president.
He’s likely to explode...
I watched it. Trump is right. This lawyer either didn’t prepare his case, didn’t believe in it or a damned fool. Luckily for Trump, he won’t be found guilty but not because of this screwup.
When he wasn’t stammering, he was falling over over the Democrat’s “brilliant’ case.
Derserwitz(Sp?) case last year was brilliant and hard hitting. This guy needs to go back to 1st year law school.
I can’t believe Castor was allowed to do this. He is either incompetent or a mole.
That is pathetic beyond belief.
Who screens Trump's attorney's for him?
Trump should hire Kayleigh McCennny to screen out the chumps.
One thing is sure .....why don’t you naysayers STOP the negativity .....like forever!
In other words, the usual tonally made up fake news.
Chuckle.
Who the hell recommended Castor? Was Castor paid to screw up Trump’s defense? Nothing is beyond possible now.
“Faux News”
Watch a synopsis this AM on local news. Disappointed in Cassidy.
He should have hired better lawyers. Oh, that’s right, none of them would take the case because he never pays people.
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