Saying Trump did 'nothing wrong,' White House opens Senate defenseWhite House lawyers present the defense of President Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trialWASHINGTON - White House lawyers began presenting their defense of Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial on Saturday, saying the president had done nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine and accusing Democrats of seeking to overturn the results of the 2016 election. White House counsel Pat Cipollone took the floor for opening arguments at a rare weekend session of the 100-member Senate, which will decide whether the 45th US president should be removed from office. "They're asking you to do something that no Senate has ever done," the White House counsel said. After the White House concludes its presentation, senators will have 16 hours to pose questions to both sides and consider whether they should subpoena witnesses, something Democrats have sought from the start. Americans appear about evenly split on whether Trump should be impeached and removed, though several polls show a healthy majority want the Senate to subpoena witnesses for Trump's trial.

Source: Bangkok Post January 25, 2020 16:52 UTC