The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is scheduled to resume Monday.
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President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate is scheduled to resume Monday as his legal team lays out its case for acquittal. The president's defense, led by White House counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow, comes amid reports that he wanted to withhold military aid to Ukraine until the country helped with investigations into political rivals including former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.on two charges: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. A whistleblower report on Trump's Ukraine dealings - made public in September - triggered the probe.
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