WATCH: Trump lawyer Patrick Philbin says articles of impeachment are 'defective' | Trump impeachment

Trump's first impeachment - 2020

Patrick Philbin, a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team, said the House managers' argument that a trial must include witnesses and documents "is not that simple." Philbin said their argument is a "trope" that's being used "to disguise the real issues, the real decisions that you'd be making this decision about witnesses because there's a lot more at stake there."
Part of the problem, Philbin said, is that the two articles of impeachment are "defective." He also said that there have been multiple witnesses presented in the trial, in the form of transcripts and dozens of video clips. "You've gotten a lot of evidence already," he said.

After days of arguments posed by the House managers and Trump’s legal team, followed by questions posed by senators, the lawmakers debate and vote on whether they wish to subpoena new witnesses and documents on Friday, Jan. 31. Then the Senate must decide whether to acquit the president or convict him of the charges and remove him from office. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two articles -- abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read: — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whos-who-in-the-trump-impeachment-inquiry

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