Trump lawyers expect to take a day or less to wrap up defense

From left: David Schoen, Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen, lawyers for former US president Donald Trump, arrive at the Capitol on the third day of the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, February 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
From left: David Schoen, Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen, lawyers for former US president Donald Trump, arrive at the Capitol on the third day of the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, February 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Lawyers for former US president Donald Trump are planning to begin and wrap up their defense in his impeachment trial in less than a day, using far fewer than their allotted argument hours.

That’s according to his senior adviser Jason Miller, who says there could even be enough time left over for planned questioning to begin.

The rules for the trial gave both sides two days for arguments, lasting up to eight hours each day. Democratic House impeachment prosecutors have used their time to air searing video footage of the January 6 attack on the Capitol building and to build their case that Trump was responsible for the rioters’ conduct that day.

Tomorrow is the day Trump’s lawyers are set to begin. It remains unclear when the final vote will take place, but Republicans have expressed a desire to wrap the trial quickly, even by Saturday.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he thinks most senators “would like to have this completed by Saturday.”

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