President’s lawyers accuse democrats of attempting to overturn 2016 election result
, is challenging the impeachment on both procedural and constitutional grounds, claiming Mr Trump has been mistreated by House Democrats and that he did nothing wrong.
His lawyers argue that the articles of impeachment are unconstitutional in and of themselves and invalid because they do not allege a crime.. Under the Constitution, impeachment is a political, not a criminal process, and the president can be removed from office if found guilty of whatever lawmakers consider “high crimes and misdemeanours”.
Mr Trump’s answer to the summons is the first salvo in what will be several rounds of arguments before the trial is expected to formally begin on Tuesday.Mr Trump will file a more detailed legal brief on Monday, and the House will be able to respond to the Trump filing on Tuesday. – PA
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