WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The impeachment trial of US President, Donald Trump, entered a new phase on Wednesday, as senators were given their first chance to ask questions, to both the Democratic House managers prosecuting the case and the defence team working for the president.
Both House managers and the president’s lawyers presented their arguments for and against removing Trump from office over the last six days.
Democrats spent most of their allotted 24 hours over three days outlining the two articles of impeachment, on which the House voted to impeach Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They argued that failing to remove the president would set a dangerous precedent for future leaders of the country, to use their office in a self-serving way.
Meanwhile, Trump’s defence team, leaving over 10 hours on the timer in much briefer arguments, framed the impeachment as an attempt to undermine US democracy. They also repeatedly returned to the fact that the president had not committed a crime, portraying the grounds for impeachment outlined by Democrats as dangerously subjective.– NNN-AGENCIES
