Donald Trump’s attorney John Lauro has made some wild claims to defend his client, the latest of which is that America had a “peaceful transition of power” from Trump to Biden — ignoring the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Trump “took what he was entitled to do,” Lauro told Chuck Todd in a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, “which was petition Vice President Pence on Jan. 6.”

“Once that petition was completed and Vice President Pence rejected his position, it was over and there was a peaceful transition of power,” he added. Pence might argue with that assertion, considering after he “rejected” Trump’s “position,” a horde of the then-president’s supporters were shouting for Pence’s execution and erecting a gallows for him in front of the Capitol.

Lauro maade the same argument to CNN’s Dana Bash, saying, “The transfer of power was certainly peaceful.”

“Did you see what happened on January 6? Did that look peaceful?” an incredulous Bash asked Lauro.

“I’m not saying that that was in any way appropriate, but the ultimate power of the presidency was transferred to Mr. Biden,” Lauro responded.

The former president’s lawyer also attempted to justify Trump’s attempts to overturn the election as protected by the First Amendment, including pushing Pence as well as state officials to reject electors, an easily refuted argument Trump allies have been making since the indictment became public.

“The defense is quite simple,” Lauro said. “President Trump believed in his heart of...

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