Geee Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Fox News President Trump's legal team on Saturday is making its case before the Senate impeachment trial for why Trump should be acquitted. It comes after the Democratic House managers wrapped up their final arguments late Friday. Follow below on our live blog. Mobile users click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Trump Defense Team Eviscerates Impeachment With Six Key Facts on Ukraine On Saturday, President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team laid out six key facts on Ukraine to rebut the Democrats' arguments. Deputy White House Counsel Mike Purpura summarized the arguments in his opening remarks. "The president did absolutely nothing wrong," Purpura declared. He blasted the Democrats' arguments as "unfounded and contrary to the facts." "The truth is simple and it’s right before our eyes, the president was at all times acting according to our national interest in pursuit of his oath of office," the lawyer insisted. To demonstrate this, he laid out the six key facts. "First, the transcript shows that the president did not condition either security assistance or a meeting on anything. The paused security assistance funds aren’t even mentioned" in the July 25 call. "Second, President [Volodymyr] Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said there was no quid pro quo and no pressure on them to review anything," Purpura added. Indeed, they have insisted this many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Trump Lawyer: Dems Are 'Asking You to Tear Up All of the Ballots' by Removing Trump in an Election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Cipollone: In Their 24 Hours of Arguments, the Dems 'Hid' Evidence From You White House lead counsel Pat Cipollone kicked off the defense's arguments in the impeachment trial against President Trump in the Senate on Saturday. He began by informing the senators-turned-jurors of what the Democrats didn't tell them about Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Two words: burden sharing. "They didn't tell you that burden sharing was discussed in the call," Cipollone said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Justice Roberts Sternly Admonishes Impeachment Participants To Remember They’re At Complete Farce Of A Trial - THE ONION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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