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Trump Impeachment Trial: Forceful Closing Arguments for Conviction and
Acquittal

Ken Bredemeier

   Before members of Congress gather to hear U.S. President Donald Trump's
   State of the Union address Tuesday, senators will have the chance to
   give speeches on the floor of their chamber explaining where they stand
   on the president's impeachment trial.
   The speeches by the senators, who are serving as the jurors in the
   trial, are not officially part of the trial itself, and are unlikely to
   make much difference in the senators' expected acquittal of Trump when
   they cast a final vote on Wednesday.
   House Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against Trump and his
   defense team offered forceful closing arguments Monday after two weeks
   of trial proceedings.

   Congressman Adam Schiff, the lead House manager prosecuting Trump on
   two articles of impeachment, passionately implored the 100 members of
   the Senate acting as jurors, "We have proven Donald Trump guilty. Now,
   do impartial justice and convict him."

   Schiff asked the majority bloc of 53 Republicans, "Is there one among
   you who will say, 'Enough'?" Schiff said Trump should be removed from
   office for his request last July to Ukrainian President Volodymyr
   Zelenskiy to launch an investigation into one of Trump's chief 2020
   Democratic rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden, while at the same
   time blocking release of $391 million in military aid Kyiv wanted to
   fight pro-Russian separatists.

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