The Bolton question hangs over impeachment trial
Post Reports
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🗓️ 28 January 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
- The Senate impeachment trial continues and President Trump’s defense team says their piece. Read live impeachment trial updates.
- Post reporter Kyle Swenson says one of the many side effects of the opioid crisis in West Virginia has been a burst of HIV cases. Read how people are trying to treat these cases.
- Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash Sunday. Read about his life from sports columnist Jerry Brewer.
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| 0:00.0 | From the newsroom of the Washington Post. |
| 0:04.3 | Hi, this is Ben Terris coming from the Washington Post. |
| 0:07.8 | Hi, Jack, let's win three Oprah. |
| 0:09.9 | Hi there, how are you? |
| 0:11.7 | This is Post Reports. |
| 0:13.6 | I'm Jessica Contrara in from Martin Powers. |
| 0:18.7 | It's Monday, January 27th. |
| 0:23.5 | Today the impeachment trial continues. |
| 0:26.8 | In rural America, an HIV cluster, and remembering Kobe Bryant. |
| 0:36.1 | We are about five hours into today's session of the impeachment trial. |
| 0:42.8 | And today is the bulk of the arguments from Trump's legal team. |
| 0:47.7 | We've heard from I think seven lawyers so far and they're still going as we talk, so what |
| 0:52.4 | is their argument? |
| 0:53.8 | It is indeed a very large legal team and it seems like every time you pick your head up, |
| 0:57.6 | there's a new person speaking. |
| 1:00.0 | We are going to have a series of lawyers address you, so it will not be one lawyer for hours |
| 1:06.2 | and hours. |
| 1:07.2 | We're going to hear next from my co-counsel, Judge Kenneth Stark. |
| 1:12.6 | Presenting for the president is the former Attorney General for the state of Florida, Pambondi. |
| 1:17.7 | Pat Filman, the Deputy White House Council. |
| 1:20.0 | Deputy White House Council, Mike Papura. |
| 1:21.8 | I would like to yield my time, Mr. Chief Justice, to James Sourin-Raskin. |
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