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On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 Our special coverage continues today, as Trump's attorneys both opened and closed their argument on behalf of the disgraced former president in his second Impeachment Trial, taking just three\xa0 hours. Their defense was a perfect fit for the Fox 'News' chyron, and was perfect for Donald Trump because it was filled with unapologetic lies, which we detail and debunk. Among Team Trump's most outrageous lies was the false claim that the Democratic House Impeachment Managers withheld video from the defense, when all audio and video materials used in their presentation were given to Trump's defense team before the trial began, in accordance with Senate Impeachment Trial rules. Team Trump also falsely charged that the Dems manipulated Trump's tweets and manufactured evidence - before presenting their own manipulated, deceptively-edited videos, including out-of-context montages of Democrats using the word 'fight' in various settings accompanied by scary music. Award-winning opinion and analysis journalist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and Hullabaloo joins us to provide fact-checking, context, and debunking of Team Trump's flood of false claims (no, there is no First Amendment right to incite immediate violence).\xa0 Trump's attorneys conspicuously did not address why Trump never sent help to protect the Capitol or tell his supporters to stop their attack, even as he knew his own Vice President was a target of his MAGA Mob. We also discuss the reasons why specific Senate Republicans might vote for or against conviction and disqualification from future office, the broader implications and context of this historic Impeachment Trial week, and where it all goes from here. Late-breaking: CNN reports that Trump refused House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's direct pleas to send help while the deadly insurrection raged.\xa0 Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'