'I would be much more concerned about the president's credibility,' Rep. Val Demings says when asked about GOP claims that Bolton is not credible, adding, 'if anyone out there has questions about John Bolton's credibility, well he said he would testify.'
President Trump’s defense team to wrap up opening statements
The next phase of the trial -- in which senators will submit questions to both sides for up to 16 hours -- is expected to begin Wednesday. After that, a pivotal point in the trial -- a Senate vote on whether to consider new witnesses and other evidence -- could come as early as Friday.Here is how the day unfolded.
They are two key senators on the question of witnesses. Most stopped taking notes during the Sekulow comments. Trump's counsel Jay Sekulow presents opening arguments during impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump at the Capitol, Jan. 28, 2020. "Hamilton put impeachment in the hands of this body, the Senate, precisely and specifically to be above that fray. This is the greatest deliberative body on Earth. In our presentation so far, you have now heard from legal scholars from a variety of schools of thought, from a variety of political backgrounds, but they do have a common theme with a dire warning, danger. Danger. Danger," he says.
Senators are paying attention, but only a few appear to be taking notes, ABC's Mary Bruce notes from the Senate gallery. Graham genuinely seems bored. He is snapping his gum, staring at the wall and constantly leaving the chamber for long stretches.From my vantage point, I could see directly over Sekulow's shoulder as he tweaked and rewrote the top of his remarks. Notable, since the beginning of his comments included a not-so-subtle reference to Bolton's allegations, saying"It's not a game of leaks and unsourced manuscripts.
National Security Advisor John R. Bolton listens as President Donald J. Trump meets with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House, July 18, 2019.The source noted there are real-time implications and concerns about executive privilege assertions. You could see a situation, the source says, where “every question that rotates around executive privilege having to go to a court for adjudication – every one of those questions is a time process.
Alan Dershowitz speaks on the Senate floor during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Jan. 27, 2020, in Washington, DC.Tuesday's trial session gets underway with White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin saying he wants to elaborate on arguments made last night by former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz.
"So, why we're even here talking about these accusations about a cover-up when it's a transcript that was preserved and made public is somewhat absurd?" Philbin says. Senator Lisa Murkowski is surrounded by reporters as she arrives for the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 28, 2020.12:31 p.m. GOP's Murkowski signals she's increasingly open to hearing from Bolton
The National Security Council, which is based at the White House, has held Bolton’s manuscript since he submitted it for a standard review process last month, according to a Bolton representative and an NSC spokesperson. Some Republicans and Democrats have reportedly considered calling former Vice President Joe Biden to the Senate floor in exchange for senior officials with closer connections to the President.
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