Washington (CNN) – The legal team of President Donald Trump on Monday presented a long response to the charges of abuse of power and obstruction presented by Congress, denouncing the attempt to remove him from office as a “farce” and asking senators to quickly reject him.
The legal report amounts to a preview of the case that Trump’s lawyers will present in the Senate when the impeachment trial begins this week.
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Prior to the presentation of the document, people who work with Trump’s legal team said the articles of political judgment They did not cite any violation of the law.
And about the charge that Trump obstructed Congress they said it was “frivolous and dangerous” and represented an attempt to alter the separation of powers outlined by the Constitution.
The 110-page document reflects the most complete rebuttal to the accusation of the Democrats that Trump abused his post and attempted to impede congressional investigations.
Last Saturday a shorter document was presented that exposes Trump’s arguments against dismissal.
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That response, which qualifies the articles as “constitutionally invalid,” and states that they are an attack on the Americans, is an argument both against the charges in the articles and procedural against the trial investigation. political of the camera.
The document presented on Monday broadens those arguments in detail, offering examples of what Trump’s legal team claims are reasons why the political trial is invalid.
Trump’s lawyers were required to have a comprehensive presentation before the trial, which is expected to begin seriously on Tuesday.
The legal team, led by White House lawyer Pat Cipollone and external lawyer Jay Sekulow, is expected to focus on the arguments raised in Monday’s brief for his presentations before the Senate.
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