Impeachment

President Donald J. Trump’s “Deal of the Century” was more commercial break than news item

Paul uttered the name in a question that US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts had earlier declined to read as the presiding officer of the trial.

The well known lawyer said that most followers of the Senate Impeachment Trial did not actually watch the proceedings, and have relied on deliberately skewed interpretations of his argument.

"With this GoFundMe, we will deliver an #ImpeachmentCake to every Republican Senator's office. Written in the frosting will be a simple message: Let Bolton Testify!"

Trump's lawyer Alan Dershowitz offered an expansive defense of presidential power that provoked astonishment among Democrats.

An acquittal would allow the Republican president to claim vindication and put the threat to his presidency behind him as Americans begin focusing on the Democratic race to choose his challenger.

Adam Schiff, who served as the lead Democratic prosecutor in arguing the case against Trump last week, said witnesses would be needed for the trial to be considered fair.

Trump has repeatedly denied that there was quid pro quo and implored that people "read the transcripts" of the phone call.

In a statement, an attorney for Bolton suggested that the Times’ account was accurate and said he had submitted Bolton's book manuscript to the National Security Council on December 30.

Schiff, D- Calif., is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and the lead prosecutor in Trump’s impeachment hearing in the Senate.