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An Unbelievable Defense

Posted 1/31/20

To the Editor: After President Trump urged his attorneys to move their main defense from Saturday 1/25 to Monday 1/27, what unfolded could only be described as a play held at the Theater of the Absurd.

The day began with breaking news that former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s long-awaited memoir contained evidence that the President did exactly what he is accused of—withholding a State Visit at the White House and congressionally-approved military aid in exchange for an announcement by Ukrainian President Zelensky of false and politically motivated investigations. The news also confirmed that President Trump and his legal defense team had been sitting on an advance copy of the manuscript for weeks.

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