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President Trump's legal team laying out his defense for the Senate conviction trial that is going

to take place over the impeachment charge that was passed in the House with all Democrats and

10 Republicans voting in favor. According to Joe Kroll, writing for Daily Wire, former President Donald Trump,

through his lawyers, Bruce Castor and David Shane on Monday responded to the article of impeachment

lodged against him by the U.S. House of Representatives. Here is their full response.

They say the 45th president of the United States through his counsel, hereby responds to the article of impeachment lodged against him by the U.S. House of Representatives by breaking down the allegations out into eight of verminants and respectfully represents one. The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment, and the president shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanor. So answer one is admitted in part, denied in part. It is admitted. The constitutional provision, a deverment one, is accurately reproduced. It is denied that the quoted provision currently applies to the 45th president of the United States since he is no longer president. The constitutional provision requires a person actually hold office to be impeached. So this is the case that you're hearing a lot of congressional Republicans make. A lot of Senate Republicans are making this case today. And that case is that the Constitution is designed to remove somebody from office. It is not designed to go after somebody after they have left office. Well, the thing is, the Senate conviction is different than the House impeachment. It would be very weird if the House started to impeach somebody after they had left office.

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