Although Trump was eventually acquitted, he still faces legal trouble for his actions before Joe Biden's inauguration, according to AlJazeera. Giuliani and Trump are both being sued by the NAACP and Representative Bennie Thompson over their involvement in the deadly Capitol building riots, as The Hill reported on Feb. 16, 2021.
Although Jason Miller denied any personal rift between Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump, The Independent reported in February 2021 that there had been rumors of a dispute over the former mayor's legal fees. Giuliani apparently admitted that at one point he billed $20,000 a day for his services to the president, which reportedly caused significant tension. Trump eventually instructed his aides not to pay the lawyer's fees, per CNN.
CNN ’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday laid bare how Donald Trump will be remembered in the history books after he was impeached for the second time in his one-term presidency.
The House voted 232-197 in favor of a single article of impeachment, which charges Trump with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in fomenting the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Sidney Powell, attorney for President Donald Trump, conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Lawyers for pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell said that “no reasonable person” would believe that her false claims ...
Trump was impeached in the House for inciting an insurrection, but was acquitted in the Senate. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., who spoke at the pre-riot rally in Washington, on Monday repeated false election theft claims as he launched his campaign for the Senate.
The invasion resulted in five deaths. More than 300 people have been charged in the Capitol riot.