China News Service, January 24, According to the Associated Press report on the 23rd, former U.S. President Trump sought help from South Carolina election and ethics lawyer Butch Bowles and asked the other party to defend his impeachment case.
According to reports, Butch Bowles is accustomed to defending public officials in ethics cases and has extensive experience defending elected officials and political candidates.
However, he has never defended the impeachment of a current or former president of the United States.
On January 20, 2021 local time, Washington, USA, Trump boarded the "Marine Corps One" presidential helicopter.
According to reports, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham recommended Powers to Trump.
Trump’s adviser Jason Miller also expressed confidence that Bowers “will do a good job defending Trump.”
Bowers did not respond to a request for comment.
At present, Bowers’ possible defense strategy is unclear, but many Republicans question whether “improving the former president” is in line with the Constitution.
The report pointed out that for Trump, who has been impeached twice, the results of the impeachment may have a huge impact.
If convicted, Trump may be barred from holding public office again, thus breaking his hopes of running for the president of the United States again in 2024.
After the riots that demonstrators broke into the Capitol on January 6, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted on the 13th to pass an impeachment clause against Trump, accusing him of "sedition". At that time, he was only one week away from resigning as US President.
Trump became the first president in American history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives.
The Senate Majority Leader and Democrat Schumer said on the 22nd that the prosecution and defense statements will begin in the week of February 8.
According to the US Constitution, the Senate must have at least two-thirds, or 67 senators, to support it in order to convict Trump.
The US House of Representatives impeached Trump for the first time in December 2019, accusing him of abusing power and obstructing Congress.
In January 2020, the Senate of Congress rejected these two impeachment clauses after the trial.