US, Trump's defense in the Senate: no exchange with Kiev

2020-01-25T17:01:10.060Z

Donald Trump's defense of the impeachment process underway in the US Senate took the floor today, outlining the main facts that in his view prove the innocence of the US president and the inconsistency underlying the dismissal procedure promoted by the Democrats. Vice Presidential Councilor Mike Purpura exposed "key facts", arguing that each of these, even taken individually, "is enough to sink the reasons put forward by the Democrats." In particular, Purpura claimed that there was no "quid pro quo", that is, there was no proposal for an exchange of favors between Trump and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Democrats say the US president made military aid to Ukraine conditional on investigations into former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, with the aim of casting the current Democratic primary candidate into a bad light. and likely Trump's challenger to the November presidential election. "Zelensky did not perceive pressure. President Zelensky said he did not perceive pressure - argued the legal representative in defense of Trump - (..) House managers say they know more, they say that the president and his top consultants lie Now, tell me how this is helpful for US foreign policy and national security. "