The White House defense team has until noon Monday to file its legal brief outlining why the president should be acquitted. AD“The evidence overwhelmingly establishes that he is guilty of both,” the managers wrote in the brief. They are defective in their entirety,” the White House said. ADThe Ukraine plot, the House managers argue, was compounded by Trump’s effort to obstruct the congressional probe by defying subpoenas for documents and testimony. In seven instances, the House brief refers to the evidence against Trump as “overwhelming” or “compelling,” arguing that the House has gathered enough proof of the malfeasance the managers allege against Trump.

Source: Washington Post January 18, 2020 22:26 UTC