Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial starts Wednesday. His defense team is urging the Senate to dismiss the case, calling it a brazen “political act.”
We look at what each side is arguing: from the article of impeachment to the 78-page brief from Trump’s defense lawyers.
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