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Madonna fans joke she should be ‘impeached’ after Donald Trump’s lawyers use video of her in trial
Donald Trump’s lawyers have been mocked for using videos of Johnny Depp and Madonna at his impeachment trial.
The former president is currently on trial for inciting a riot among protesters in Washington DC, who stormed the US Capitol on January 6.
If he’s convicted, he could by voted by the Senate to be ineligible to run for office again in future.
During the trial, Trump’s lawyer Michael Van der Veen showed videos of the actor and musician, aiming to prove that Democrats have used the same kind of provocative language that the former president used ahead of the January 6 attack, according to Deadline.
The first clip was of Madonna, when she was at a Women’s March in 2017.
She said: ‘Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.’
Meanwhile, a video of Depp was also shown, from an appearance at Glastonbury.
When the Pirates of the Caribbean actor was told he could do anything, because he was at Glastonbury, he responded: ‘Oh thank you. F**kin’ A. I’m moving here then! Jesus Christ. Can we bring Trump here?
‘I think he needs help… and there are a lot of wonderful dark places he could go. A lot of Doc Martens… It’s just a question… I’m not insinuating anything, but… by the way, this is going to be in the press, and it will be horrible… but I like that you’re all a part of it. When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?’
Depp later apologised for his comment, saying: ‘It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone.’
Van der Veen said afterwards: ‘I did not show you their robust speech to excuse or balance out the speech of my client, for I need not.
‘I showed you the video because in this political forum, all robust speech should be protected and it should be protected evenly.’
However, not everyone is convinced by the use of the videos in the trial, pointing out that Madonna and Depp were never elected.
‘Ok, they’ve finally convinced me. Johnny Depp and Madonna should be removed from office,’ one Twitter user joked.
Another said: ‘IMPEACH MADONNA!’ while one more added: ‘Just spitballing here… maybe the President of the United States’ words should be held to a higher standard than Madonna?’
‘When were Madonna and Johnny Depp elected to Congress?’ one more asked.
Trump’s impeachment trial began this week after it was approved by the Senate.
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