- Jarring video presented by House
impeachment managers set the tone Tuesday for the Senate trial. - The montage synced up Trump's speech with the march on the Capitol escalating to an insurrection.
- Footage showed rioters cursing at and overrunning Capitol Police.
The second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump began on Tuesday with a graphic video montage of footage taken in and around the January 6
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the lead House impeachment manager, played the video to open the case against Trump, arguing the former president incited the deadly riot.
In the montage, shots from Trump's speech are juxtaposed with video of rioters storming the Capitol. The scenes were synced up in chronological order, showing how the march on the Capitol escalated to an insurrection after Trump's rally, where he told his supporters to walk down to the building and "fight like hell."
The full video also shows immediate reactions from Trump supporters during the president's speech, as well as how they described him at different points during the siege.
One exchange involves a rioter telling outnumbered Capitol Police officers that Trump is "your boss."
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Other footage juxtaposed with the riot includes shots from inside the House and Senate chambers, including the buildup to an armed standoff at the House doors.
Raskin framed the video as a reminder of how immediate and frightening the siege was as it unfolded, telling Senators not to dismiss the impeachment trial as frivolous since Trump is now out of office.
"Senators, the president was impeached by the US House of Representatives January 13 for doing that," Raskin said at the close of the montage. "If that's not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing."
Watch the full video below.