![]() ![]() The question of witnesses could ultimately be determined by whether there are any willing to step forward voluntarily – avoiding any delays over executive privilege – who can speak to Trump’s mindset in the hours leading up to the riot and as they were unfolding, when there were urgent requests coming from Capitol Hill to call in the National Guard to the Capitol. Days campaign subvert trial#The utter weirdness of Donald Trump's new impeachment trial legal team announcement (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/AFP via Getty Images The Trump-Duque talks in the Oval Office, followed by lunch, will give the allies a chance to compare notes just as the standoff between Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido heats up over the arrival of mostly US aid shipments. Trump hosted his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss their campaign to pressure Venezuela's far left president, Nicolas Maduro, from power. US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2019. That effort is bumping up against a desire from both Democratic and Republican senators to quickly conclude the trial within a matter of days to keep the Senate’s focus on taking up Covid relief legislation and confirming Biden’s nominees. The House impeachment managers are still considering whether to call witnesses as part of their case, one of the key looming questions that will dictate how long the trial will last. As much as there might be a temptation to bring in other matters, I think it would be a disservice to the President’s own defense to get bogged down in things that really aren’t before the Senate.” “The articles of impeachment are like an indictment in a criminal case, so that would be the issue before the Senate. John Cornyn, a member of Senate GOP leadership, said it would be a “disservice” to the former President’s defense to focus on baseless claims that the election was “stolen.” Trump hired two new lawyers, David Schoen and Bruce Castor, on Sunday, and his team is expected to argue that trying a former president is unconstitutional. Bowers wanted to charge him $3 million for expenses related to the upcoming trial, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. Trump’s legal team is also scheduled to file its response to the impeachment trial summons on Tuesday at noon ET after five of Trump’s lawyers left his team on Saturday amid a dispute about legal strategy and whether to argue baseless claims of widespread election fraud.Īdding to some of the friction that resulted in the former President parting ways with Butch Bowers, who was expected to be a lead attorney, was Trump’s opposition to the cost. ![]() ET Tuesday, about the constitutionality of charging Trump with incitement of insurrection, why he should be disqualified from holding future office and why it’s constitutional to convict Trump as a former President, in an effort to rebut what’s emerged as the primary reason Senate Republicans have cited to acquit Trump. The House managers are expected provide a detailed legal analysis in their pre-trial legal brief, due at 10 a.m. They intend to show how Trump repeatedly claimed that the election would be stolen from him before November 3, then unleashed a flurry of disinformation as part of his “stop the steal” campaign to try to overturn the election result and question the validity of President Joe Biden’s win, which culminated in Trump’s actions on January 6 inciting the rioters who attacked the Capitol. The House impeachment team plans to argue the riot was the result of an intentional effort months in the making. Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in El Paso, Texas on February 11, 2019. ![]()
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