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Trump defense team gets last-minute reinforcements as Senate impeachment trial is set to begin
After an opening salvo of back-and-forth arguments from President Trump's attorneys and Democrats' impeachment managers on Monday, Senate impeachment trial proceedings are set to begin at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday with the expectation they will stretch well into the night on Capitol Hill -- even as key procedural questions, including the timeline for debate and whether additional witnesses will testify, remain undecided and hotly contentious.
After an opening salvo of back-and-forth arguments from President Trump's attorneys and Democrats' impeachment managers on Monday, Senate impeachment trial proceedings are set to begin at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday with the expectation they will stretch well into the night on Capitol Hill -- even as key procedural questions, including the timeline for debate and whether additional witnesses will testify, remain undecided and hotly contentious.
In a surprise move Monday night, a group of high-profile House Republicans announced that they would formally join the president's legal team, including Reps. Doug Collins, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Debbie Lesko, Mark Meadows, John Ratcliffe, Elise Stefanik and Lee Zeldin. The last-minute show of force underscored the fluid nature of the Senate trial, which is also set to feature full-throated arguments against impeachment from constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz and Bill Clinton independent counsel Ken Starr.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell revealed Monday that he wanted a condensed, two-day calendar for each side to give opening statements, at 12 hours per day. After the four days of opening arguments, senators would be allowed up to 16 hours for written questions to the prosecution and defense, followed by four hours of debate. Only then would there be votes on calling other witnesses, likely next week. Much of Tuesday's proceedings will focus on debate over McConnell's proposed resolution for the parameters for the impeachment trial. Click here for more on our top story.
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Other developments in Trump's impeachment:
- Giuliani 'heartbroken' by Lev Parnas' 'stupid lies,' says he's trying to avoid jail
- Alan Dershowitz: Trump impeachment is a 'motion-to-dismiss' case
- Jenna Ellis: Here are four legal problems House Democrats have to face
- Giuliani 'heartbroken' by Lev Parnas' 'stupid lies,' says he's trying to avoid jail
- Alan Dershowitz: Trump impeachment is a 'motion-to-dismiss' case
- Jenna Ellis: Here are four legal problems House Democrats have to face
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