Senators must immediately reject the impeachment articles and acquit President Donald Trump, according to his legal defense team in a pre-trial brief submitted to the Senate.
In the pre-trial brief, Trump’s legal defense team argued that the impeachment articles are an “affront to the Constitution and to our democratic institutions.” They also described it as a “brazenly political act by House Democrats.”
According to them, the House Democrats’ impeachment articles are “flimsy” citing the reason that they did not accuse Trump of any crime or violation of the law. They noted that the Constitution requires “high crimes and misdemeanors” as impeachable offenses.
Trump lawyers say abuse of power, obstruction of Congress are not impeachable offenses
House Democrats accused Trump of abusing the powers of his office for personal benefits and compromising the national security of the United States. They also charged the President of obstruction of Congress by directing the defiance of House subpoenas seeking documents and testimonies vital to the impeachment inquiry.
