Democrats wrapped up their case Friday that President Trump abused his power by pressing a foreign government to investigate his political rival, delivering an impassioned argument that Trump must be removed from office to stop him from doing further damage to America’s democracy. McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, frequently battled with Trump but is revered by many in the Senate, where he championed Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Schiff spoke on the last of three days that House Democrats were given to convince the Republican-controlled Senate that Trump was guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors in his dealings with Ukraine. Much of Democrats’ presentation on Thursday argued that the allegations against Biden were baseless and irrelevant to Trump’s misconduct. They always knew I did nothing wrong!”Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he spoke to Trump on Wednesday night about the trial.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2020 16:57 UTC