Raskin: Trump found guilty in 'the court of public opinion and the ...

SectionsTVFeaturedMore from NBC Follow NBC News WASHINGTON — The lead House impeachment manager, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., criticized Republicans like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday for "trying to have it both ways" by voting to acquit former President Donald Trump on a charge that he incited last month's attack on the U.S. Capitol, arguing that history will deem Trump responsible nonetheless.In an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press," Raskin called the impeachment trial a "dramatic success in historical terms," noting that it was the most bipartisan impeachment conviction vote in American history."We successfully prosecuted him and convicted him in the court of public opinion and the court of history," Raskin said."He's obviously a major political problem for the Republican Party, and as long as he's out there attempting to wage war on American constitutional democracy, he's a problem for all of us."Prosecuting the case against Trump last week, Raskin and other impeachment managers argued that he incited his supporters' attack on the Capitol by spreading debunked conspiracy theories claiming that the presidential election was stolen from him, in effect greenlighting the attack through his rhetoric.Fifty-seven senators, including seven Republicans, voted against Trump, 10 short of the 67 needed to convict him.