Schiff Draws Dark Portrait of Trump in Impeachment Trial Opening
- Democrats have three days to present case for Trump’s removal
- Trump says he’d like to attend trial but lawyers would object
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House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff presented the U.S. Senate with a dark portrait of a deeply flawed, even dangerous president as he argued that Donald Trump should be removed from office.
Leading off the House prosecution of Trump on Wednesday, Schiff cited evidence at the heart of accusations in the articles of impeachment to describe a president who is vindictive, untruthful, unbound by the law and above all, out for himself even at the expense of the national security of the U.S. and its allies.