Trump Impeachment Recap: Dems Wrap With Exhortation To Act
House impeachment managers concluded their opening presentation with a call to remove Trump or risk more of what they called lawlessness. Trump's lawyers get the floor next.
by Philip Ewing
Jan 24, 2020
4 minutes
President Trump will go on abusing his office and imperiling elections unless the Senate removes him, House Democrats argued on Friday as they wrapped their opening presentation in Trump's impeachment trial.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., warned in some of his strongest language yet that what he called Trump's venality and moral bankruptcy would only grow worse if Congress allows him to remain president after what Democrats say he's committed.
"You don't realize how important character is in the highest office of the land until you don't have it," Schiff said. "There can be little doubt that President Trump will continue to invite foreign
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