Castor wasn’t planning to speak
Trump impeachment defense attorney Bruce Castor was widely panned for complimenting the Democrat impeachment managers causing many to think the comment sparked Trump’s reported outrage over the comment. However, Castor explained that his statement came when he “was not planning to speak at all.”
According to Fox News, “Yesterday was a pre-trial motion. It was supposed to be, according to the Senate resolution, a legal discussion on the issue of jurisdiction. We took the Senate resolution literally and were prepared to argue jurisdiction,” Castor explained, but acknowledged that “the House Managers deviated substantially from the mandate and made a very strong, and direct emotional appeal.”
“I have had 35 years of reading the expressions of people’s faces as jurors, and I could see that it had hit home,” Castor said, referring to Lead Manager Jamie Raskin’s opening remarks, recounting his experience during the Capitol riot last month.
