President Trump's lawyers say impeachment case is insufficient, unconstitutional
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's lawyers told Senate Republicans on Monday that they should simply dismiss the House Democratic impeachment case against their client, calling the charges unfair and political.
The new filing supplements a brief legal document that Trump's team submitted Saturday denying the allegations, and describing impeachment as a"brazen and unlawful attempt" to overturn the 2016 election. Story continuesHe added:"President Trump abused the power of his office to solicit foreign interference in our elections for his own personal political gain, thereby jeopardizing our national security, the integrity of our elections, and our democracy."More: Who are the 7 impeachment managers selected for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump?
In denying that Trump threatened to withhold aid from Ukraine, the legal brief said "House Democrats do not have a single witness who claims, based on direct knowledge, that the President ever actually imposed such a condition." The filing indicates that the White House is prepared to argue that witnesses are unnecessary in the Senate trial because the House case is so insufficient.
Schiff tweeted over the weekend that"Americans overwhelmingly want to see a fair trial," and that includes as much evidence as possible.
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