Hillary Clinton: Trump acquittal 'will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators'

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonHillary Clinton: Trump acquittal 'will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators' On The Money: House panel advances measure expanding unemployment benefits in relief package | Powell says more aid needed for full recovery Biden nominee Neera Tanden recalls past discrimination MORE suggested in a tweet Wednesday that an acquittal in former President Trump Donald TrumpHillary Clinton: Trump acquittal 'will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators' Former Republican officials in talks to form center-right anti-Trump party: report Gaetz hits back at Kinzinger PAC targeting 'Trumpism' MORE’s impeachment trial would only come as a result of “the jury includ[ing] his co-conspirators.”

“If Senate Republicans fail to convict Donald Trump, it won't be because the facts were with him or his lawyers mounted a competent defense. It will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators,” Clinton tweeted Wednesday.

If Senate Republicans fail to convict Donald Trump, it won't be because the facts were with him or his lawyers mounted a competent defense. It will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 10, 2021

Clinton’s tweet came after the second day of arguments from House impeachment managers before the Senate. Reps. David Cicilline David CicillineHillary Clinton: Trump acquittal 'will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators' Impeachment trial descends into chaos over Lee objection Impeachment managers say Trump's failure to call off rioters 'a dereliction of duty' MORE (D-R.I.) and Joaquin Castro Joaquin CastroHillary Clinton: Trump acquittal 'will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators' Impeachment managers say Trump's failure to call off rioters 'a dereliction of duty' Castro: Trump further incited the mob 'against his own vice president' MORE (D-Texas) attempted to draw a direct line between the rioters and the former president, citing at least one person reading a tweet from Trump attacking the vice president over a megaphone during the riot.

Impeachment managers also introduced never-before-seen footage of Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman apparently directing Sen. Mitt Romney Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyHillary Clinton: Trump acquittal 'will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators' Romney thanks officer who directed him to safety during Capitol breach GOP senators call Capitol riot videos 'disturbing,' 'powerful,' 'graphic' MORE (R-Utah) away from the House side of the Capitol.

Romney later told reporters he had been unaware of his proximity to the rioters before viewing the footage, saying "It was obviously very troubling to see the great violence that our Capitol Police and others were subjected to. It tears at your heart and brings tears to your eyes. That was overwhelmingly distressing and emotional.”

The Senate is unlikely to secure the two-thirds majority necessary to convict the former president, which would bar him from holding office again. However, after only five Republicans voted that the trial itself was constitutional earlier this year, Sen. Bill Cassidy Bill CassidyHillary Clinton: Trump acquittal 'will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators' Impeachment managers say Trump's failure to call off rioters 'a dereliction of duty' New security video shows harrowing details of Capitol attack MORE (R-La.) joined them this week.