Impeachment trial: Trump defence wraps up amid Bolton bombshell
President Trump's personal lawyer Jay Sekulow said impeachment was a danger to the nation
Mr Bolton reportedly writes that Mr Trump directly withheld security aid to Ukraine for his own political benefit.The president's Republican Party has tried to resist calls for witnesses to testify, largely out of concern over what Mr Bolton might say. Four Republicans would need to side with Democrats in a vote on whether new testimony will be heard.
Jay Sekulow, the president's personal lawyer, said:"The bar for impeachment cannot be set this low. Danger, danger, danger. These articles must be rejected. The Constitution requires it. Justice demands it."
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