Next up, Trump’s lawyers will get their say. Beginning Saturday morning, the president’s legal team will have 24 hours, split over three days, to argue his defense. And while it’s not yet clear if they will use all their allotted time, the outlines of an expected blistering defense moved into sharper focus Friday. AdvertisementAlan Dershowitz, the veteran defense attorney who has joined Trump’s defense team, won’t appear until Monday, when the president’s lawyers plan to roll out the bulk of their argument. Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, who is running for president, is key to the article of impeachment for abuse of power, and Democrats clearly sought to inoculate Biden — and undermine the president’s defense — before Trump’s lawyers get to make their case.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2020 18:18 UTC