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President's Defense Team Concludes Arguments in Impeachment Trial

President's Defense Team Concludes Arguments in Impeachment Trial

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


President's Defense Team Concludes Arguments in Impeachment Trial

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

President Trump's impeachment defense team concluded their arguments with time to spare Tuesday. White House counsel Pat Cipollone said the two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — "fall far short of any constitutional standard."Democrats continue to push for an agreement on witnesses; in particular, they hope to hear from former national security adviser John Bolton. According to a report in the New York Times, Bolton alleges in a forthcoming book that President Trump expressly linked aid to Ukraine to investigations into family of former Vice President Joe Biden.The impeachment trial will resume tomorrow afternoon, the beginning of a two-day question-and-answer period.This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and congressional correspondents Susan Davis and Kelsey Snell.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Jan 28, 2020
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Podcast episode

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