The White House is actively exploring a way to give President Trump’s staunchest House allies a public role in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial
The White House is actively exploring a way to give President Donald Trump’s staunchest House allies a public role in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, according to five sources familiar with the matter, as the president looks to mount an aggressive defense in the upper chamber.
Another idea is to tap House members for Trump’s defense team. White House counsel Pat Cipollone is expected to take the lead in the trial, but a person who is close to the president said Trump was still considering who else he wants to add to the team, which could include members of Congress or others outside the White House.
During the trial, senators will be limited in what they can say during the proceedings — only Trump’s defense team and the House Democrats’ impeachment managers will be allowed to substantively debate on the floor. So carving out a role for Trump’s top defenders, many of whom have participated in the hearings and closed-door depositions with impeachment witnesses, could be another way to shore up Trump’s public defense — which might be especially appealing to the optics-obsessed president.
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