US President Donald Trump on Monday rejected Democratic-led House of Representatives' impeachment charges as an affront to the US Constitution in a pre-trial brief that was as much a political case against removing him as it was a legal defense. US President Donald Trump on Monday rejected Democratic-led House of Representatives' impeachment charges as an affront to the US Constitution in a pre-trial brief that was as much a political case against removing him as it was a legal defense. "The Senate should speedily reject these deficient articles of impeachment and acquit the president," it said. "House Democrats settled on two flimsy Articles of Impeachment that allege no crime or violation of law whatsoever - much less "high Crimes and Misdemeanors," as required by the Constitution," it said. "President Trump maintains that the Senate cannot remove him even if the House proves every claim in the Articles of impeachment.

Source: Irish Independent January 20, 2020 16:57 UTC