NEW: Senate Republican leadership exerted strong pressure Tuesday on the party's senators to not call for witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial, two sources familiar with the matter tell NBCNews.
The White House defense team used just under 10 hours to give their defense.WEDNESDAY: At 1 p.m, 8 hours alternating between majority and minority sides.Chief Justice Roberts said he will go with the 1999 precedent of giving 5 minutes per response.Schiff rejects Sekulow claim that Bolton allegations are irrelevant
Earlier Tuesday, Sekulow dismissed Bolton's claim that Trump had admitted to tying Ukraine aid to the Biden investigation, an assertion made in an unpublished manuscript by Bolton as reported by The New York Times on Sunday, saying the claims were inadmissible at trial. Schiff also responded to Sekulow's argument that the issues surrounding Ukraine are merely due to a policy disagreement.
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