Trump’s defense team concludes opening arguments. What’s next?

This appeared in The Millennial Source

President Donald Trump’s defense team wrapped up their opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial on Tuesday. Their argument, spooled out over three days, is that Trump was justified in his actions and that impeachment is nothing more than partisan retribution from political rivals.

These arguments come at a time when new evidence related to the Ukrainian scandal has been surfacing from various sources. With opening arguments over, the Senate could vote on Trump’s guilt or innocence as early as this week. However, that vote may be delayed if Senators vote to allow the testimony of additional witnesses.

What did Trump’s defense team argue?

Trump’s team laid out his defense first on Saturday, January 25, with a two-hour summary, followed by two longer sessions the following Monday and Tuesday. The president’s defense team ultimately failed to use the full 24 hours allotted to each side for their opening arguments.

Part of the defense’s argument was that Trump was justified in investigating Hunter Biden (the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, currently running for the democratic presidential nomination) and his alleged illegal activities in…