In a prebuttal to Trump's attorneys' expected argument, the managers spent a lot of time defending the Bidens and denying they had anything to do with any legitimate investigation of corruption
Trump attorney Jay Sekulow can hardly wait for his turn in the Senate impeachment trial. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images On the second day of the House impeachment managers’ presentation of the case for removing Donald Trump from office those who have been paying close attention to the House and Senate proceedings may have felt like they’ve heard most of the arguments already.
The second, closely associated argument was that in pursuing his political objectives, Trump ignored broader national security and foreign policy interests, which therefore cannot serve as a shield for his abuse of power. As Val Demings said, in another refrain: “When it came down to choosing between the national interests of the country and his own personal interests — his reelection — President Trump chose himself.
As was the case yesterday, there were countercurrents running through the Senate even as the managers spoke. Today’s big back-story was an emerging Republican argument that calling witnesses would just lead to endless litigation, as CNN reports:
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