They detailed the importance of freedom of expression and argued that Trump's words should be protected. Trump's lawyers argued the Democrats weren't trying to protect the Constitution but to rob American voters of a choice in future elections. They played longer portions of Trump comments and speeches and argued that impeachment managers had mangled his words. Trump's defense team has argued the lack of a thorough investigation is a problem with the case against the former President. And this one about Trump's political future:"He's not going to run for federal office again.

Source: The Nation February 13, 2021 12:56 UTC