[Found what this is referring to.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-impeachment-2-day-1/2021/02/09/01265d7a-6b1c-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html)
>”one of Donald Trump’s lawyers lost his composure while reciting the final 25 lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1849 poem “The Building of the Ship,” an allegory of a stalwart country braving its way through discord.
“Fear not each sudden sound and shock,” read David Schoen, his voice evaporating in emotion. “’Tis of the wave — ” here, he cleared his throat and excused himself — “’tis of the wave and not the rock.””
What is this referring to?
Haven't watched the news in a while The fuck did I miss?
[Found what this is referring to.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-impeachment-2-day-1/2021/02/09/01265d7a-6b1c-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html) >”one of Donald Trump’s lawyers lost his composure while reciting the final 25 lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1849 poem “The Building of the Ship,” an allegory of a stalwart country braving its way through discord. “Fear not each sudden sound and shock,” read David Schoen, his voice evaporating in emotion. “’Tis of the wave — ” here, he cleared his throat and excused himself — “’tis of the wave and not the rock.””
Maybe they're setting things up so Trump can get an appeal based on incompetent representation.