| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | Democrats sharpen case on second day of arguments | Democrats on Thursday sharpened their case for removing President Trump from office, kicked off the second day of opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial by zeroing in on the first of the House's two charges: abuse of power.
The proceedings come on the heels of Wednesday’s arguments, in which Democrats laid out a broad, if detailed, chronology of Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukrainian leaders last year.
Led by Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the lead impeachment manager, the Democrats say they’ll use Thursday’s stage to build on that broader base — to “apply the facts to the law as it pertains to the president’s abuse of power," in Schiff’s words — as they press for Trump’s conviction and removal. | | Read the developing report here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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