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Trump before the trial .. Republicans are manipulating its procedures

2020-01-22T16:16:13.344Z


DAMASCUS - SANA - US President Donald Trump faces accelerated measures to try and isolate him after the Senate approved


Damascus-Sana

Accelerated measures facing US President Donald Trump to prosecute and isolate him after the US Senate approved the rules governing the trial after accusing him of requesting foreign aid to interfere in the upcoming presidential elections in the country and tipping the electoral race to his advantage in addition to abusing power and obstructing the work of Congress amid attempts by his Republican Party Obstructing that trial.

The discussions of the trial that started yesterday witnessed bickering and the exchange of accusations between Democrats and Republicans over the rules of the trial, as the Republican majority in the Senate led by Senator Mitch McConnell refused to call witnesses or see key documents, while the Trump defense team called for "being acquitted immediately" while party leaders said The democrat .. The trial procedures were tampered with because there is no guarantee that evidence can be presented to the trial committee and that this amount amounts to a "crime of cover-up."

The indictment of Trump, who was read by Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, head of the House’s Intelligence Committee, the chief prosecutor at the trial, includes “serious crimes and misdemeanors,” particularly the two accusations leveled against him by the House of Representatives on the 18th of last December, namely the abuse of power and obstructing the work of Congress as indicated in the decision. Until Trump acted in a manner that contradicts the trust granted to him and that his behavior is harmful to the behavior of the government, pointing out that the latter hindered an investigation in Congress by preventing his advisers from giving testimonies or providing information.

"Most Americans do not believe that there will be a fair trial ... They do not believe that the Senate will be fair and that the result is prepared in advance," Schiff said, noting that Republican leader McConnell wanted the trial to end as soon as possible.

The Republicans manipulated trial proceedings, as Senator McConnell outlined basic rules that prevented witnesses from being called or the disclosure of key documents.

The New York Times considered that the Senate met to start "seriously" in the Trump trial, as the debate began in the form of a trial, a draft issued by Senator McConnell, which caused a sharp debate after being criticized by Democrats and accused him and other Republicans of trying to cover up Trump's behavior.

Speaker of the US Democratic House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi confirmed earlier that the Trump administration violated the law by withholding aid from Ukraine that Congress passed by in the context of pressuring Kiev to open an investigation into Joe Biden, former vice president and Trump's potential Democratic rival in the upcoming presidential election, which was renewed during a gathering My election was held in the US state of Nevada this month, with its harsh criticism of President Trump's policies, stressing that he is responsible for the tensions that are occurring in the Middle East and that his foreign policies harm the United States and its interests.

The scandals and crises for which Trump is the main axis are no longer limited to the accusatory decision received by the Senate to try him and isolate him, as CNN revealed last October that the General Counsel of the US Department of Defense sent an official memo to the agencies affiliated with the Ministry requesting that he identify Collect and store all documents related to the security and military assistance provided by the United States to Ukraine in preparation for submission to the Special Committee on Trump Accountability Measures.

It is expected that the trial procedures will continue six days a week, from Monday to Saturday until the end of January at least, which is the third trial of a president in the history of the United States.

Isolating Trump needs the support of two-thirds of the 100 members of the Senate, or 67 members, and this trial is taking place at a critical time for his administration with the escalation of the presidential elections that will take place late this year and with the decline in Trump's popularity since his election in 2016 to continue to be among the least popular American presidents, especially after It shuns it from treaties and agreements, whether international or bilateral, hitting the wall with the covenants and covenants that Washington signed and declared commitment to, as well as its interventionist policies in the affairs of independent states.

Nawal Jalis

Source: sena

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