国际英语资讯:Trump legal team slams House Democrats impeachment move in 1st formal response
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word="their">their</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="Oaths">Oaths</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span> <span word="presiding">presiding</span>.</p><p><span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span 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word="day">day</span>.</p>
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