Impeachment as a Public Relations Stunt

The lead impeachment manager, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), wrote President Donald Trump’s attorneys that Trump’s submitted papers deny irrefutable facts on his role in the Capitol attack. He therefore called for Trump to testify under oath. Trump’s attorneys, Bruce Castor and David Schoen, responded: “We are in receipt of your latest public relations stunt.... Your letter only confirms what is known to everyone: you cannot prove your allegations.... The use of our Constitution to bring a purported impeachment proceeding is much too serious to play these games.” Jason Miller, an adviser to Trump, added: “The president will not testify in an unconstitutional proceeding.”