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WATCH: Trump lawyers say Congress can’t overrule executive privilege if Bolton called
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January 29, 2020
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5:13Now PlayingTrump's first impeachment - 2020
President Donald Trump’s legal team argued in the impeachment trial that it would be dangerous for Congress to say it can override the White House’s concerns of executive privilege. Patrick Philbin, a member of Trump’s team, said privilege is important for good decision making and those concerns would need to be addressed if former national security adviser John Bolton were called to testify.
Senators had their first chance to ask questions of the House managers and President Donald Trump’s legal team on Wednesday, Jan. 29. That came after both sides were given three days, respectively, to present their case. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two articles--abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The questions come ahead of a vote on whether to bring forward witnesses and documents as part of the Senate trial. The Senate must now decide whether to acquit the president or convict him of the charges and remove him from office.
For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read
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