Trump team calls impeachment articles ‘deficient and rigged’ ahead of trial

20 January 2020 - 20:52US President Donald Trump gestures at a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the US, January 14 2020. Picture: SAUL LOEB / AFP

Trump, only the fourth of 45 American presidents to face the possibility of being ousted by impeachment, is charged with abusing the powers of his office by asking Ukraine to investigate a Democratic political rival, Joe Biden, and obstructing a congressional inquiry into his conduct. “House Democrats propose removing the president from office because he asserted legal rights and privileges of the executive branch against defective subpoenas — based on advice from the department of justice,” it said. “Accepting that theory would do lasting damage to the separation of powers” between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.

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