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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on Wednesday argued Donald Trump planted the seeds for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol long before Jan. 6 with false claims the election was stolen, and said lawmakers had an obligation to hold the former president accountable.<\/p>

A protester is seen near a giant screen as it airs advertisements in support of convicting former U.S. President Donald Trump as the second day of his impeachment trial begins in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2021. REUTERS\/Leah Millis<\/figcaption>

The House of Representatives has charged Trump, a Republican, with inciting an insurrection by exhorting thousands of supporters to march on the Capitol on the day Congress was gathered to certify Democrat Joe Biden\u2019s electoral victory.<\/p>\n

The rioters stormed the building, sending lawmakers into hiding and leaving five people dead, including a police officer.<\/p>\n

The nine Democratic House managers prosecuting the case for impeachment, an uphill task in an narrowly divided Senate, said on Wednesday the incitement started long before Jan. 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump realized last spring that he could lose the November election and began planting seeds of anger among his supporters by saying he could lose only if it was stolen,\u201d said Representative Joseph Neguse.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we are to protect our republic and prevent something like this from ever happening again, he must be convicted.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Democratic managers said Trump threatened a hallmark of American democracy, the peaceful transfer of power.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case is not about blaming an innocent bystander for the horrific violence and harm that took place on Jan. 6,\u201d Representative Jamie Raskin said as he opened the proceedings. \u201cThis is about holding accountable the person singularly responsible for inciting the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats face long odds to secure a conviction, which could lead to a vote barring Trump from seeking public office again. A two-thirds majority in the Senate must vote to convict, which means at least 17 Republicans would have to defy Trump\u2019s still-potent popularity among Republican voters.<\/p>

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On Tuesday, the Senate voted that the trial could move ahead even though Trump\u2019s term ended on Jan. 20. Six out of 50 Republican senators broke with their caucus to side with Democrats.<\/p>\n

The impeachment is not the only probe into Trump\u2019s behavior. Prosecutors in one Georgia county are investigating Trump\u2019s attempts to overturn the state\u2019s election results, according to a letter seen by Reuters. On Monday, the office of Georgia\u2019s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger opened its own probe into a call made by Trump on Jan. 2 pressuring him to \u201cfind\u201d more votes.<\/p>\n

FIRST AMENDMENT<\/h2>\n

Trump\u2019s lawyers argue that the former president\u2019s rhetoric is protected by the First Amendment\u2019s guarantee of free speech and that the individuals who breached the Capitol, not Trump, were responsible for their own criminal behavior. They also say the trial is only aimed at ending Trump\u2019s political career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are really here because the majority in the House of Representatives does not want to face Donald Trump as a political rival in the future,\u201d Bruce Castor, one of Trump\u2019s lawyers, told senators on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Party leaders have agreed on a fast-moving schedule that could lead to a vote on conviction or acquittal by early next week. It was still not clear whether either side would present witnesses.<\/p>\n

Democratic Senator Richard Durbin told CNN on Wednesday: \u201cWe have plenty of witnesses. We have 100 witnesses sitting in the chairs and the senators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some Democrats had expressed concern that a prolonged trial could delay progress on Biden\u2019s agenda, including a proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.<\/p>\n

Biden was not planning to watch the trial, the White House said, and spent Tuesday meeting business leaders in the Oval Office. Asked about the proceedings, the president said he was focused on his own job.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Senate has their job; they\u2019re about to begin it. I\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to conduct themselves well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trump is the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. His first impeachment trial, which stemmed from his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Biden, ended in an acquittal a year ago in what was then a Republican-controlled Senate.<\/p>\n

No U.S. president has ever been removed from office via impeachment. Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 and Andrew Johnson in 1868 but they also were acquitted. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 rather than face impeachment over the Watergate scandal.<\/p>\n

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