Tag: Donald Trump

Senator Chuck Schumer condemned the White House's impeachment defense after the first day of the trial.

"I never saw anything like that.”

"I don't consider them very serious injuries relative to other injuries I have seen."

"I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are."

"This isn’t high school."

"The problem with John (Bolton) is that it's a national security problem."

The president denies any wrongdoing.

The arguments will begin when the trial resumes at 1 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Wednesday.

McConnell said he would set aside any Democratic amendments to subpoena witnesses and documents at the start of the trial.

"There is an obvious person who should be disqualified: Adam Schiff."

"We must reject the perennial prophets of doom."

"It will require much more than this. This is just the very beginning.”

The court's refusal to intervene on an expedited basis means that the fate of Obamacare will remain uncertain for an extended period of time.

"The facts are on the President’s side."

"It’s clear McConnell is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents."

"The Senate should reject the Articles of Impeachment and acquit the president immediately."

"He's going to give a thoughtful, substantively sound presentation."

"To every business looking for a place to succeed...there is no better place than the U.S."

While senators will serve as jurors, legal experts say an impeachment trial will look fundamentally different from a U.S. criminal proceeding.

"We just saw the pictures, congressman."