国际英语资讯:Trumps lawyers urge Senate to reject impeachment, acquit him speedily
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 20-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acquit">acquit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="speedily">speedily</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="speedily">speedily</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="deficient">deficient</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acquit">acquit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Articles">Articles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Impeachment">Impeachment</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="affront">affront</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Articles">Articles</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rigged">rigged</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="here">here</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brazenly">brazenly</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="filing">filing</span> <span word="accuses">accuses</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crafting">crafting</span> <span word="two">two</span> "<span word="flimsy">flimsy</span>" <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overturn">overturn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="election">election</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="election">election</span>."</p><p>"<span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="perversion">perversion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roundly">roundly</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="a">a</span> 111-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>-<span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>, <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="obstructed">obstructed</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="establishes">establishes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Framers">Framers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="Oaths">Oaths</span>," <span word="read">read</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>.</p>
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