The Senate impeachment trial has adjourned until 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, when senators are expected to vote on the two articles of impeachment against President Trump. The Senate will now turn to a legislative session, which will continue tomorrow as well.
impeachment charges against him are a politically motivated attempt to discredit his presidency — a charge he tweeted again on Monday during the House managers' remarks.
In sweeping remarks, Trump's lawyer Ken Starr quoted Martin Luther King and talked about freedom and justice. Starr is the former independent counsel whose investigation led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Trump's personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, said that impeachment had always been the endgame for Democrats. He played a video of various Democrats calling for impeachment since Trump's election.
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