Asked if he or his son would consider testifying in Senate impeachment trial as part of any possible witness swap, Joe Biden says, 'This is a constitutional issue. And we're not going to turn it into a farce, into some kind of political theater.'
House Impeachment managers begin opening arguments: ABC News Live-House managers begin 3 days of opening arguments-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls Tuesday 'a dark day and a dark night'Here is how the day is unfolding. Please refresh for updates.Republicans are honing their argument against witnesses, making an appeal to voters who say they’re fed up with Washington politics and want Congress to get stuff done.
While Schiff was still speaking about the pressure campaign on Ukraine, President Trump tweeted"NO PRESSURE" while flying back from Davos, Switzerland.2:32 p.m. Both Republicans and Democrats seem engaged with Schiff's presentation Lead manager House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff delivers an opening argument during the second day of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in this frame grab from video shot at the Capitol, Jan. 22, 2020.
At the same time, they play multiple video clips of Trump and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney -- with them saying publicly what they have denied. 'Should the Congress just get over it? Schiff said after playing two of Karl's exchanges with Mulvaney back to back."Should the American people just come to expect that our presidents will corruptly abuse their offices to seek the help of a foreign power to cheat in our elections? Should we just get over it? Is that what we've come to? I hope and pray the answer is no."
"As you consider the evidence we present to you, ask yourselves whether the documents and witnesses that have been denied by the president's complete and unprecedented obstruction could shed more light on this critical topic," Schiff said.
Schiff defends the"overwhelming evidence" and record assembled by the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, despite Trump's"unprecedented and wholesale obstruction" of their investigation. "When you focus on the evidence uncovered during the investigation you will appreciate there is no serious dispute about the facts," he says."This is why you will hear the president's lawyers make the astounding claim that you can't impeach a president for abusing the powers of his office, because they can't seriously contest that that is exactly, exactly what he did," he says.1:53 p.m.
“You have the added difficulty of having to weigh the facts and the law, so I want to begin today by thanking you for the conduct of the proceedings yesterday and for inviting your patience as we go forward,” Schiff says. "I thought the presentations had the unfortunate tone that impeachment is almost always going to have. Impeachment is not a pleasant process. It's largely a political process and political juices get flowing much hotter than they should in my view, and that was also the Chief Justice's thinking," says GOP Sen. Roy Blunt.
"It seems the only reason senator McConnell refused to move votes back a day is because it would interfere with the timeline he promised the president," Schumer says. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer calls on reporters during a news conference at the Capitol, Jan. 22, 2020.When a reporter asks,"Are you willing to let Republicans bring in former Vice President Biden or his son Hunter Biden in order to get the witnesses you want?" Schumer responds, "Look, the bottom line is that the witnesses should have something to do with and direct knowledge of the charges against the president.
Asked about reports that some Democrats are considering a possible deal in which they would get former national security adviser John Bolton if Republicans got the Bidens, the Democratic presidential candidate answers, “I know negotiations are going on but all I care about are relevant witnesses.” House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff speaks during impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 21, 2020, in Washington, D.C.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, was forced to revise his resolution outlining the Senate proceedings after several Republican senators privately voiced concerns about elements of the proposal.
President Donald Trump gives a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2020.Traveling overseas, President Trump said he would be watching today's session and said his lawyers were doing a good job. He called the trial a"disgrace."
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