Washington — House impeachment managers finished their opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial on Friday with an impassioned plea for a fair trial. Mr. Trump’s lawyers will start their opening arguments on Saturday.
“Give America a fair trial,” Congressman Adam Schiff said. “She’s worth it.”
Congressman Jerry Nadler, meanwhile, called Mr. Trump a “dictator” and said “this must not stand.”
Schiff outlined what arguments he thinks Mr. Trump’s attorneys will use in their defense.
“So what do all these defenses mean?” Schiff said. “What do they mean? What do they mean collectively when you add them all up? What they mean is under article 2, the president can do whatever he wants. That’s really it. That’s really it, stripped of all the detail and all the histrionics, what they want us to believe is the president can do whatever he wants under Article 2, and there is nothing that you or the House can do about it.”
The House impeachment managers are not guaranteed closing arguments, so this could be their last chance to speak. The president’s team will begin its opening arguments Saturday. Saturday’s session is expected to run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m..
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