President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial continues today on the 27th of January 2020.
His lawyers will spend several hours laying out the heart of their defense in the president’s impeachment trial.
The defense team, which hopes to convince Republican senators not to call any witnesses, faces a new hurdle in this next phase of the Senate impeachment trial.
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Overseen by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, the trial will run six days a week, including Saturdays, for potentially three to five weeks. Friday marked the final day House Democrats were allotted to state their case against the president. Their 24 hours of time culminated in closing arguments by Rep. Adam Schiff, who gave an impassioned plea for a fair trial.
The impeachment trial is expected to resume at 1 p.m. ET. Watch live here.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK