U.S. House impeachment managers criticized the impeachment rules proposed by Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, calling it a ‘cover up’ for President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in earnest in the Senate on Tuesday, with his chief legal defender attacking the case as baseless and a top Democratic lawmaker describing overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing.
White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who is leading Trump’s defense, attacked the foundation of the Democrats’ charges against the Republican president and said they had not come close to meeting the U.S. Constitution’s standard for impeachment. McConnell unveiled a plan on Monday for what would be a potentially quick trial without new testimony or evidence. It would give House Democratic prosecutors and Trump’s lawyers 48 hours, evenly split, to present their arguments over four days.'Please do not touch me': U.S. Senate on security alert for Trump impeachment trialThat plan has now been changed to give each side three days of opening arguments over two 24-hour periods.
With a two-thirds majority needed in the 100-member Senate to remove Trump from office, he is almost certain to be acquitted by fellow Republicans in the chamber.Democrats accuse Trump of pressuring Ukraine, a vulnerable ally, to interfere in U.S. elections at the expense of American national security and say he needs to be removed from office because he is a danger to American democracy.
House Managers Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Jerry Nadler walk to the Senate Floor for the start of the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert The impeachment drama has consumed much of Trump’s attention even as the United States faces a series of international challenges, including tensions with Iran that nearly boiled over into open war and an on-again, off-again trade war with China.
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