As U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers begin three days of opening statements in his impeachment trial on Saturday, they’ll push a widely disputed theory: that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense. The first of two articles of impeachment against Trump alleges that Trump abused the powers of his office by asking Ukraine to undertake investigations of his political rivals that would benefit his 2020 re-election. While Democrats say the president’s conduct meets the constitutional threshold for impeachment, Trump’s lawyers insist Trump didn’t commit a crime and can’t be impeached. However, some of the president’s own allies, including former …read more
Source:: Voice of America
