Sen. Mitt Romney responds to reports of John Bolton's draft manuscript: 'John Bolton has a relevant testimony to provide.' 'I think it's increasingly likely that other Republicans will join those of us who think we should hear from John Bolton,' he added.
Here is how the day unfolded.Dershowitz's arguments were largely constitutional and, at times, very scholarly. At one point he read William Blackstone quotes from two very old, large, yellowing books, which were dogeared with pink sticky notes.
"The framers did intend to limit the criteria for impeachment to criminal-like conduct akin into treason bribery," he added."And they certainly did not intend to extend it to vague and open-ended and non criminal accusations such as abuse of power and obstruction of Congress." He argued that the details in the new reporting, even if true, do not rise to the level of an impeachable offense.
Robert Ray speaks on the Senate floor during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Jan. 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. Eric Herschamnn speaks on the Senate floor during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Jan. 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. "Everyone was paying close attention for the discussion about the Bidens but the four people whose eyes were fully wide open were Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Michael Bennett and Amy Klobuchar," Barrasso says.
Pam Bondi speaks on the Senate floor during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Jan. 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. The IMF threatened to withhold aid to Kiev in early 2016 citing"Ukraine’s slow progress in improving governance and fighting corruption," according to Christine Lagard, the IMF’s managing director. And once Shokin was removed, the European Union's envoy to Ukraine, Jan Tombinski, lauded the decision as"an opportunity to make a fresh start."
After laying the narrative out, Bondi says there is enough to make the case that it was fair for Trump to ask Zelenskiy to look into the matter from an anti-corruption standpoint. White House adviser Pam Bondi presents her opening argument on day 6 of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Jan. 27, 2020, at the Capitol.Bondi argues that Democrats have made Biden part of the impeachment issue even though Democrats did so saying accusations of any wrongdoing are"baseless." So have the Bidens."We would prefer not to be discussing this.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stares dead on at Bondi with a look of skepticism. Sen. Chris Coons, a close ally of former Vice President Joe Biden, aggressively takes notes. President Trump's personal attorney Jane Raskin presents her opening argument on day 6 of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Jan. 27, 2020, at the Capitol.
Raskin argues Giuliani was a"minor player" and a"shiny object" designed to distract senators and that his work related to Ukraine would be used to defend Trump against allegations that were the focus of former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation -- that his campaign colluded with Russian operatives to interfere in the 2016 election.
"If Rudy Giuliani is everything they say he is, don't you think they would have subpoenaed and pursued his testimony? Ask yourselves, why didn't they?" Raskin says."In fact it appears the House Committee wasn't particularly interested in presenting you with any direct evidence of what Mayor Giuliani did or why he did it. Instead, they ask you to rely on hearsay, speculation and assumption evidence that would be inadmissible in any court.
Deputy White House counsel Michael Purpua presents opening argument on day 6 or the impeachment trail of President Donald Trump, Jan. 27, 2020, at the Capitol.He argues that, despite arguments the White House made the announcement of investigations into the Bidens a requirement before Trump would meet with Zelenskiy, the White House was working to schedule a meeting for weeks without any announcement.
"Like war, impeachment is hell. Or at least presidential impeachment is hell," he says."Those of us who lived through the Clinton impeachment including members of this body, full well understand that a presidential impeachment is tantamount to domestic war but thankfully protected by our beloved first amendment a war of words and a war of ideas. But it's filled with acrimony and it divides the country like nothing else," he says.
Her repeats Republican arguments against the obstruction of justice charge against the president, saying House Democrats should have gone to court to compel documents and testimony blocked by the White House. He counters comments from Adam Schiff and other Democrats that the court process would have taken too long, adding to the risk the president's actions would influence the 2020 election.
Both men said McConnell offered repeated assurances that their game plan is sound and a vote on witnesses will happen at the appropriate time."It’s more of a wrinkle" he added of the Bolton news. Meanwhile, President Trump's personal lawyer Jay Sekulow begins by previewing the arguments the president's defense will make today.
Legal Counsel for President Donald Trump Jay Sekulow speaks during impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump at the Capitol, Jan. 27, 2020. Sources say the legal team is preparing an aggressive, drawn out legal fight to block the testimony of potential witnesses.11:58 a.m. Trump says he hasn't seen Bolton manuscript, calls allegations 'false'
He makes the comment before a meeting in the Oval Office with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As to whether he has any reason to doubt Bolton, Graham says he’s withholding judgment until he sees more."I’m not going to make a commitment about something I don’t know about." He says he might be interested in subpoenaing the manuscript.There is"nothing new here," says Sen. John Barrasso, a member of the Senate GOP leadership from Wyoming.
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