White House lawyers began their defense of Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial on Saturday, saying the president did nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine and American voters — not Congress — should decide his fate. “They are here to perpetrate the most massive interference in an election in American history and we can’t allow that to happen,” the White House counsel said. “Today we heard a case that was strong, that was clear and that completely undermined the case of the Democrats,” Senator John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, said of the White House defense. The White House lawyers kept their opening arguments short — just under two hours — in part, perhaps, because Trump, a former reality television star, had complained that Saturday is the “Death Valley” of TV viewership. Image: US Senate TV/AFP / HO White House lawyers present the defense of President Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trial

Source: Egypt Independent January 26, 2020 01:30 UTC