Impeachment: Trump wants Senate trial over before State of the Union addressDonald Trump wants his impeachment trial to end before his state of the union address in just two weeks’ time, Lindsey Graham said on Sunday. That timeline is ambitious, given overwhelming public support for a fair airing of the charges against Trump at his Senate trial, in which opening arguments will be heard on Tuesday. “President Trump’s continuing presence in office undermines the integrity of our democratic processes and endangers our national security,” the managers wrote. Soviet-born operator thrust into Trump impeachment scandal Read moreThe Democratic briefing highlighted evidence that has emerged since Trump was impeached in the House in December. “President Trump has betrayed the American people and the ideals on which the nation was founded,” the Democratic briefing concluded.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2020 14:16 UTC