President Trump probably should've kept quiet on this one.After the first day of impeachment arguments in the Senate, Trump told a press conference at the World Economic Forum that he's pretty sure he'll end up being acquitted. "Honestly, we have all the material. They don't have the material," Trump said of his impeachment defense team and of the House Democrats prosecuting him, making it clear there's some information he's holding back.> The second article of impeachment was for obstruction of Congress: covering up witnesses and documents from the American people.> > This morning the President not only confessed to it, he bragged about it:> > "Honestly, we have all the material. They don't have the material." pic.twitter.com/DPAEFHIDjS> > -- Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) January 22, 2020Beyond Rep. Val Demings' (D-Fla.) callout, her fellow impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) addressed Trump's comments in a press conference before the impeachment trial resumed Wednesday. "Well, indeed they do have the material -- hidden from the American people," Schiff said of Trump's team. "That is nothing to brag about." > Rep. Adam Schiff: "The president...bragged that he thought things were going well because they had all the materials. Well, indeed they do have the material--hidden from the American people. That is nothing to brag about." https://t.co/C7AyPvvSTr pic.twitter.com/4cqeFOpHGu> > -- ABC News (@ABC) January 22, 2020More stories from theweek.com The White House is arguing the impeachment articles don't include allegations of a quid pro quo because the exact words don't appear Joe Biden won't testify in Trump's impeachment trial even it means John Bolton will Several senators left the chamber in the middle of Adam Schiff's impeachment remarks
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