The seven House Democratic “managers” serving as prosecutors in the trial were due at 1 p.m. (1800 GMT) to begin presenting the second of three days of opening arguments. So far, the House impeachment managers’ presentation appears to have had little impact on the Senate’s deep partisan split. He accused Democrats of pursuing a politically driven effort to oust Trump. It’s very clear that President Trump used all the agencies of the federal government to pursue his scheme. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday found 72% of Americans – including 84% of Democrats and 69% of Republicans – want to see new witnesses testify in the impeachment trial.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 23, 2020 15:11 UTC