Giuliani has not been floated to be part of the president's defense team.
The House voted to pass both articles of impeachment against Trump—abuse of power and obstruction of Congress—in mid-December. The historic vote made Trump just the third U.S. president to be impeachment by the House. Since then, Democrats and Republicans have battled over the handling of the upcoming Senate trial and whether to summon any witnesses.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has recently stated that he will be in"total coordination" with the White House and rejected calls from Democrats for witnesses to appear at the trial. Senator Lindsey Graham, who's chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, echoed his sentiments earlier this month by vowing to kill the ongoing impeachment proceedings when it reaches the Senate."I am trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters at Trump Tower, January 12, 2017 in New York City.Despite Republicans' intentions to push through a fast acquittal, Democrats have been aggressively pursuing testimony from administration officials. Giuliani has been a key figure throughout the impeachment proceedings, which were sparked by a July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. During the controversial call, the U.S.
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