'I didn't say it was OK. People do things, things happen,' Republican Senator Richard Shelby said.
Republican Senator Richard Shelby from Alabama on Sunday downplayed President Donald Trump's public attempt to persuade foreign countries to probe former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
"That's all in dispute. I've never seen anything where Trump was actually involved in it," he continued, before Stephanopoulos reminded him that the president encouraged Ukraine and China to investigate the Bidens publicly late last year. "We've seen the president in public ask the Ukrainians to get involved, asked the Chinese to get involved," Stephanopoulous told Shelby.
He went on to defend Trump further, saying that he's only"human" and is prone to making the same"mistakes of judgment" that other politicians have made in the past.House Democrats released an extensive 111-page document outlining their procedural and substantial case against Trump on Saturday, ahead of the Senate impeachment trial. The brief argues that the president should be removed from office as he abused his power and obstructed Congress.
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