Donald Trump’s lawyers have launched their defence case in the Senate, calling the former president's impeachment trial 'constitutional cancel culture'. Follow our live coverage here:
He has told Fox News that Trump’s legal team will argue that the impeachment hearing is unconstitutional, that the former president’s speech to his supporters on January 6 was protected by the First Amendment, and that the Democrats “selectively edited” footage during their case.was seen napping during the Democrats’ testimony, Miller said: “I would just say to Senator Sanders, you might want to stay awake today.
That would mean closing arguments could be put forward as early as Saturday, local time, followed by deliberation and a final vote the same day .When the vote comes, it is all but expected that Trump will be acquitted because a conviction requires around two-thirds of senators to vote for it and the Senate is made up of 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans., an adviser to Trump, the former president’s legal team will argue that today’s proceedings are unconstitutional.
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