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Trump lawyers decry his trial, say Democrats cry 'fight' too

by Lisa MascaroEric Tucker
| February 12, 2021 12:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump opened his impeachment defense Friday by accusing Democrats of waging a campaign of “hatred” against the former president and manipulating his words in the lead-up to the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol. Their presentation included a blizzard of their own selectively edited fiery comments from Democrats.

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