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by Countable's Trump Impeachment Coverage | 1.28.20

What’s the story?

President Donald Trump’s defense team will conclude their opening arguments against Democrats’ case for impeachment on Tuesday.
During its presentations on Saturday and Monday, the defense team argued that Democrats’ case doesn’t meet the burden needed for impeachment.
The defense team has suggested that it’s unlikely to use all of the 15 hours it has remaining for arguments and will yield back remaining time when they rest their case Tuesday evening.

What’s next?

Once the president’s defense team concludes their opening arguments, the Senate will move on to 16 hours of questions for the House impeachment managers & defense team.
Senators will submit written questions to Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the impeachment trial and will read the questions aloud.
Most of the 16 hours of questioning are expected to occur Wednesday & Thursday, although the Senate could get started on it late Tuesday depending on when the defense team wraps up its opening arguments.
Once senators conclude the 16 hours of questioning, the Senate will consider a variety of impeachment-related motions. Those are likely to include motions to call witnesses, begin deliberations without witnesses, and move directly to a vote on conviction or acquittal. Assuming the trial remains on schedule throughout the week, these motions will likely be considered on Friday.

Who is on Trump’s defense team?

The defense team is led by White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Jay Sekulow, who is a private attorney for President Donald Trump.
It also includes Alan Dershowitz, Kennth Starr, Robert Ray, Mike Purpura, Patrick Philbin, and Pam Bondi.
Additionally, the defense team features several House members, including Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA), Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Reps. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Mike Johnson (R-LA), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Lee Zeldin (R-NY).

— Eric Revell

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