Right here’s what occurred on Friday, Day 4 of the trial.

Former President Donald J. Trump’s attorneys opened and closed their impeachment protection in a span of three hours on Friday, drawing reward from Republicans. Senators then submitted questions to every aspect. They’re anticipated to vote on whether or not to convict or acquit Mr. Trump on Saturday.

Listed below are takeaways from the fourth day of the trial.

The Trump protection typically echoed Trump himself.

Lawmakers praised Mr. Trump’s attorneys’ efficiency as an enormous enchancment over the rambling and disorganized argument offered on Tuesday by one of many attorneys, Bruce L. Castor Jr., a efficiency that was extensively panned and infuriated Mr. Trump.

The protection attorneys stated the Home managers manipulated their consumer’s phrases from his Jan. 6 speech, leaning closely on Mr. Trump’s single use of the phrase “peacefully” as he urged backers to march to the Capitol whereas minimizing the 20 occasions he used the phrase “combat.”

Mr. Castor stated, “The Home managers took from that: ‘Go all the way down to the Capitol and riot.’”

However that’s not what Mr. Trump was asking his supporters to do, Mr. Castor stated: “He needed them to assist main challenges.”

The previous president stood for legislation and order, Michael T. van der Veen, one in all Mr. Trump’s attorneys, stated, selecting up a phrase the president has used repeatedly.

“Mr. Trump did the alternative of advocating for lawless motion, the alternative,” Mr. van der Veen stated. “He expressly advocated for peaceable motion on the Save America rally.”

Trump’s attorneys went on the offensive with movies of their very own.

The previous president’s attorneys started their protection by attacking the Home impeachment managers’ case, taking purpose at most of the compelling video shows the Democrats made all through the week.

The attorneys produced cut up screens for senators, juxtaposing footage that Home managers confirmed in the course of the first three days of the trial with what the protection argued actually occurred. Many had been labeled “MANAGERS” and “REALITY.”

“Like each different politically motivated witch hunt the left has engaged in over the previous 4 years, this impeachment is totally divorced from the details, the proof and the pursuits of the American folks,” Mr. van der Veen stated.

The intent behind the phrase ‘combat’ got here up loads.

Mr. Trump’s protection group offered a rapid-fire video montage of Democrats saying the phrase “combat” of their political speeches, difficult a key Home argument that Mr. Trump incited the assault on Jan. 6 by telling his supporters to “combat” in a speech simply earlier than urging them to march to the Capitol.

Earlier within the week, Home managers performed video of that speech, together with Mr. Trump saying: “We combat like hell. And in the event you don’t combat like hell, you’re not going to have a rustic anymore.”

Mr. Trump’s attorneys preserve that this figurative language is widespread amongst politicians, as evidenced by the video montage, which they asserted included all of the Home managers in addition to the Democratic senators utilizing phrases similar to: “You don’t get what you don’t combat for.” “Get on this combat.” “We’ll combat after we should combat.” “We’re on this combat for our lives.”