Just before his lawyers stepped into the U.S. Senate to begin their argument that he should not be removed from office, President Donald Trump offered a preview of sorts. When Trump's legal team launched his defense at his impeachment trial on Saturday, they outlined a case far removed from his
WASHINGTON - Just before his lawyers stepped into the U.S. Senate to begin their argument that he should not be removed from office, President Donald Trump offered a preview of sorts.
"We don't believe they have come anywhere close to meeting their burden for what they're asking you to do," White House counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of Trump's defense attorneys, told lawmakers on Saturday. He said he thought the presentation was aimed at a handful of moderate Republican senators who could break with their party and vote to let Democrats summon some of Trump's closest aides to testify for the first time about the president's conduct.Trump has at times issued a much higher-decibel defense, declaring on Twitter that he"GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT PHONE CALL" and urging people to"READ THE TRANSCRIPTS.
The Democratic-led House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two charges, abuse of power for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading contender to challenge Trump this year, and obstruction of Congress for his efforts to impede the House investigation. The charges center on claims by administration officials that Trump pressed for the investigations using nearly $400 million in security aid and a coveted White House visit as leverage.
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