House impeachment managers and the President's defense attorneys debated a propsed amendment from Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer that would subpoena State Department documents for the Senate impeachment trial.
House impeachment managers and the President's defense attorneys debated a propsed amendment from Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer that would subpoena documents from the White House Budget Office for the Senate impeachment trial.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with other Democratic senators, hold a news conference ahead of opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial against President Trump.
President Trump talks about his defense team during his impeachment trial, the late night back and forth between Rep. Nadler and Mr. Cipollone, his previous comments about Ken Starr, and name calling.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer offered an amendent to the Senate trial rules that would subpoena testimony from Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
House impeachment managers and the President's defense attorneys debated a propsed amendment from Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer that would subpoena testimony from Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for the Senate impeachment trial.
Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC), along with GOP Sens. Steve Daines (MT) and Mike Braun (IN), hold a news conference during the Senate impeachment trial against President Trump.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), joined by the other House impeachment managers, spoke to reporters in the Capitol before taking to the Senate floor for the opening arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump. Rep. Schiff rejected the idea of trading witnesses with the president's legal team. "This isn't like some fantasy football trade," he said. The California Democrat also criticized President Trump's comments earlier in the day in Switzerland where he said, "We have all the material. They don't have the material." Rep. Schiff said that was "nothing to brag about" and renewed his calls for the production of additional witnesses and documents.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) briefly spoke to reporters during a break in the Senate impeachment trial. The minority leader's remarks focused on the first two hours of the House managers' opening argument, which Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) presented. Mr. Schumer called it a "tour de force" and argued Republican senators would feel pressure to allow witnesses and evidence.
Sen. Scott and Barrasso spoke to reporters about the Democratic House Managers presentation and how they think it is repetitive. They say it includes "nothing new".
During a dinner break in the Senate impeachment trial, President Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow answered reporters' questions on a range of topics including the possibility of calling trial witnesses. "We're not making any determinations on what witnesses we might call," said Mr. Sekulow. He was also asked about Chief Justice John Roberts admonishing House impeachment managers and the president's counsel.
