Impeachment trial heads into the final stretch
By Mona Austin
On Monday the Senate impeachment trial against Pres. Donald Trump that became the first in history where witnesses were not allowed to testify will begin to wrap up. The White House Counsel and House impeachment managers will deliver closing arguments followed by a Wednesday vote on conviction or acquittal, the latter of which is almost certain. The likely acquittal will take place after the State of the Union address, which means Pres. Donald Trump will not be able to taut vindication officially when addressing the nation on Tuesday, a small pacification for Democrats.
Both sides will have two hours to persuade Senators to support their position in closing arguments.
Last week the the arguments centered around blocking the testimony of former Security advisor Michael Bolton, whose manuscript of a book with incriminating details about Trump's ill-intention in the Ukraine matter was exposed earlier in the week. According to the New York Times, Trump told Bolton to help him in the pressure campaign against Ukraine.
The fate of the president -- a likely acquittal and the privilege of remaining in office -- was all but sealed on Friday when the Senate majority voted down the appearance of witnesses.
Only two Republican Senators, Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine, joined Democrats in supporting the motion to hear from witnesses, by a 51-49 vote.
Both Democrats and Republicans raced against the clock for the Senate impeachment trial, using time strategically to influence the public's view of the issue. Democrats had argued that there was an urgent need to remove Mr. Trump as election meddling was happening and wanted to have the president convicted before he could . Despite politicians taking an oath to be unbiased. Trump's lawyers argued that the House should have taken their case to court, but failed to address the numerous subpoenas that were ignored. The Democrats will not get the removal they wanted it appears and the Republicans will not hear a victory speech on the eve of a win.
Over the two-week period of the Senate impeachment the president has generally avoided speaking to the media, but tweeted about his innocence more than ever. The call was "perfect" he chirped on Twitter.
Politico reported this afternoon that President Donald Trump already has the required number of votes with 34 Senators intended to vote for acquittal.
On Monday the Senate impeachment trial against Pres. Donald Trump that became the first in history where witnesses were not allowed to testify will begin to wrap up. The White House Counsel and House impeachment managers will deliver closing arguments followed by a Wednesday vote on conviction or acquittal, the latter of which is almost certain. The likely acquittal will take place after the State of the Union address, which means Pres. Donald Trump will not be able to taut vindication officially when addressing the nation on Tuesday, a small pacification for Democrats.
Both sides will have two hours to persuade Senators to support their position in closing arguments.
Last week the the arguments centered around blocking the testimony of former Security advisor Michael Bolton, whose manuscript of a book with incriminating details about Trump's ill-intention in the Ukraine matter was exposed earlier in the week. According to the New York Times, Trump told Bolton to help him in the pressure campaign against Ukraine.
The fate of the president -- a likely acquittal and the privilege of remaining in office -- was all but sealed on Friday when the Senate majority voted down the appearance of witnesses.
Only two Republican Senators, Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine, joined Democrats in supporting the motion to hear from witnesses, by a 51-49 vote.
Both Democrats and Republicans raced against the clock for the Senate impeachment trial, using time strategically to influence the public's view of the issue. Democrats had argued that there was an urgent need to remove Mr. Trump as election meddling was happening and wanted to have the president convicted before he could . Despite politicians taking an oath to be unbiased. Trump's lawyers argued that the House should have taken their case to court, but failed to address the numerous subpoenas that were ignored. The Democrats will not get the removal they wanted it appears and the Republicans will not hear a victory speech on the eve of a win.
Over the two-week period of the Senate impeachment the president has generally avoided speaking to the media, but tweeted about his innocence more than ever. The call was "perfect" he chirped on Twitter.
Politico reported this afternoon that President Donald Trump already has the required number of votes with 34 Senators intended to vote for acquittal.
