Rep. Val Demings Just Shredded Trump Defense (VIDEO)

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Tuesday marked the start of the highly anticipated impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump.

During the proceeding, one of the House impeachment managers, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), laid out, in no uncertain terms, how serious the charges against Trump actually are.

‘The first article of impeachment charges the president with using the power of his office to solicit and pressure Ukraine to announce investigations that everyone in this chamber knows to be bogus.

‘The president didn’t even care if an investigation was actually conducted, just that it was announced. Why? Because this was for his own personal and political benefit. The first article further charges that the president did so with corrupt motives, and that his use of power for personal gain harmed the national security of the United States.’

Rep. Demings continued:

‘As the second article of impeachment charges, the president sought to conceal evidence of this conduct. He did so by ordering his entire administration — every office, every agency, every official — to defy every subpoena served in the House impeachment inquiry. No president in history has ever done anything like this. Many presidents have expressly acknowledged that they couldn’t do anything like this.

‘President Trump did not take these extreme steps to hide evidence of his innocence, or to protect the institution of the presidency. As A  career law enforcement officer, I have never seen anyone take such extreme steps to hide evidence allegedly proving his innocence. And I do not find that here today. The president is engaged in this cover-up because he is guilty, and he knows it.’

I don’t know how much clearer she could have made it. Let’s hope there are some Republican Senators in that room taking this seriously.

Watch Rep. Demings blow any defense out of the water before it even begins:

Featured image via screenshot.