5 video moments to watch from the House managers’ second day of oral arguments – By Candice Norwood (PBS Newshour) / Jan 23 2020
House managers on Thursday spent their second day of oral arguments in the Senate impeachment trial explaining why President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to look into his political opponents qualify as abuse of power– the first article of impeachment brought against him.
Much of the managers’ eight-hour presentation repurposed testimony and evidence followers have become familiar with over the last several months. But the strategy shifted from the previous day’s descriptions of Trump’s actions, to connecting the president’s behavior to the argument he abused the power of his office.
“All of the legal experts who testified before the House Judiciary Committee — those invited by the Democrats and those invited by the Republicans all agreed that the conduct we have charged, constitutes high crimes and misdemeanors,” said Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., a House manager and chair of the House Judiciary Committee.
“We can predict what the president’s lawyers will say over the next few days. You will hear accusations and name calling … But you will not hear a refutation of the evidence. You will not hear testimony to refute the testimony you have seen,” Nadler continued.
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