Former US President Donald Trump's lawyers have called the impeachment process following his departure unconstitutional. RIA Novosti reports.
Lawyers, in response to the accusations of the Democrats, said that the politician was not involved in the rebellion.
The impeachment process will begin after February 8. The resolution contains one article of the charge – incitement to rebellion. Trump became the first president in US history to be impeached twice.
On January 14, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump over the riots in Washington.
On January 6, Trump protesters stormed the Capitol Building and surrounded the Senate Hall. The Senate and the House of Representatives interrupted a meeting at which they planned to approve the results of the last elections. During the protests, the police detained almost 70 rioters, five people were killed.
