Trump brief assails impeachment, demands immediate acquittal

Washington, Jan 21 (AFP/APP): President Donald Trump’s lawyers submitted a trial brief Monday calling his impeachment by the House “a dangerous perversion” of the US constitution and demanding his immediate acquittal by the Senate. Almost simultaneously, House impeachment managers responded to an earlier Trump filing, saying the president had engaged in “corrupt conduct… to cheat … Continue reading Trump brief assails impeachment, demands immediate acquittal