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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jan 20, 2020, 03:48 PM Jan 2020

Donald 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 the political product of a "rigged process."

"All that House Democrats have succeeded in proving is that the President did absolutely nothing wrong," said a legal document filed with the Senate, which is set to hear opening arguments in the impeachment trial on Tuesday.

In its "trial memorandum," the president's legal team said the two articles of impeachment against Trump "do not identify any impeachable offense;" the House impeachment inquiry was "irredeemably flawed," and there is "no evidence" to back the House claims that the president abused power or sought to obstruct Congress in its investigation.

As senators debated whether to call witnesses in the trial, the president's lawyers indicated they would seek a quick dismissal from the Republican-run Senate.

https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trumps-lawyers-impeachment-case-163711169.html

Are these people among the greatest legal minds or just a bunch of Trump ass kissers?

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Donald Trump's lawyers say impeachment case is insufficient, unconstitutional (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP
A trial would be a great place to prove your innocence. This whole thing is so insulting. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #1
I choose option #2. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #2
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