US Democrats warn that acquitting President Trump of abuse-of-power charges in his impeachment trial would amount to 'normalization of lawlessness'
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff speaks to reporters in the Senate basement at the U.S. Capitol as the Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump continues on January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC.
"Almost half a century ago, we had a president who said, well, when the president does it that means it is not illegal."Schiff spoke during the second day of questions submitted to the prosecution and defence from the 100 senators sitting as the jury. Speaking in Michigan on Thursday, Trump labelled the impeachment trial "frankly, a disgrace to our country."Trump's defence team has argued alternatively that the impeachment is politically driven, that Trump did not tie Ukraine aid to the investigations he sought, that he had reason to seek a probe into his political rival, and that he had the legal right to do so as president.
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said Democrats were using impeachment "as a political weapon" and that voters, and not the Senate, should decide Trump's fate in the November election. "We, the American people, are happier," he said. "We trust the American people to decide who should be our president."Democrats admitted they were fighting an uphill battle to convince Republicans to go against Trump.
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