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On the first day of the president’s defense in the Senate impeachment trial, Trump’s lawyers argued that the case turned on facts no one had been allowed to hear. That was supposed to be a shield. Instead, it reinforced Democratic demands for witnesses and documents, and it made the White House’s refusal to let key officials testify look more suspicious, not less.
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On the first day of the president’s defense in the Senate impeachment trial, Trump’s lawyers argued that the case turned on facts no one had been allowed to hear. That was supposed to be a shield. Instead, it reinforced Democratic demands for witnesses and documents, and it made the White House’s refusal to let key officials testify look more suspicious, not less.
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