Key arguments in Trump's defence as impeachment trial to begin in U.S. Senate


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  • Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving and House Clerk Cheryl Johnson carry two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump during a procession with the seven House impeachment managers through the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol to the U.S. Senate in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House unveiled its detailed legal defence as the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Tuesday.

Trump, who is only the fourth of 45 American presidents to face the possibility of being ousted by impeachment, submitted his most detailed arguments to date for why he should remain in office.

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