WASHINGTON – Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump began his defence at the Senate impeachment trial on Jan. 25, arguing that Democrats’ efforts to remove the president from office would set a “very, very dangerous” precedent in an election year.
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Jay Sekulow (left), a member of President Donald Trumps defense team, and White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley (right) head back to the floor of the Senate during a recess in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Jan. 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.
