'He obstructed us. He is trying to obstruct you. And he has violated the Constitution.' House manager Adam Schiff argued that President Trump must be removed from office, speaking in his closing statement Thursday night during the Senate impeachment trial.
The opening arguments from the House managers continue in the impeachment trial of President Trump.Democratic leader has sharp words for senators:
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the case House managers are laying out bolsters the need to hear from witnesses at trial."I don't see how any senator, Democrat or Republican, could sit on the floor, listen to Adam Schiff and the House impeachment managers and not demand witnesses and documents," Schumer said. The New York Democrat introduced a series of amendments when the Senate debated the rules of the trial, requesting subpoenas for witnesses and documents.
. He said that Trump was merely"frustrated" about facing the Russia investigation and was acting appropriately.Senators and aides in each party say there is an effort in the works to hold a short, morning-only impeachment trial session on Saturday to hear the beginning of the opening arguments from President Trump’s defense counsel and then allowing senators to leave town for the weekend.
being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Democrat explained that he was stopped on his way to the office this morning by a fellow New Yorker who asked if he had heard about the"latest outrage" in Washington, DC.The President's legal team has been meeting at the White House every day around 11 a.m. ET since the trial started to go over what Democrats said the day before and to prep for their own opening statements, according to multiple people.
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