President Trump's legal team will argue that he should never have been impeached because his conduct over Ukraine does not amount to a criminal offense | Analysis by stcollinson
First details of the President's counter-argument are emerging from a document the White House sent to Capitol Hill on Saturday night and in television interviews of one of his new legal advisers. Senate Republicans, who will serve as jurors, are quickly buying into his new defense.
Schiff says intelligence agency is withholding Ukraine documents from Congress"He's been charged with abuse of power, which is not treason, which is not bribery, which is not a high crime and misdemeanor," Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn said on CBS'"Face the Nation" on Sunday."So, this is the first time in history where a President has been impeached for a non-crime for events that never occurred," he said.Georgia Sen.
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