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Senate THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 No. 14 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, January 24, 2020, at 2 p.m. Senate THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 The Senate met at 1:02 p.m. and was lic for which it stands, one nation under God, OPENING STATEMENT—CONTINUED called to order by the Chief Justice of indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Manager SCHIFF. Mr. Chief Jus- the United States. f tice, I thank you, and I thank the Sen- f ators for 2 now very long days. We are TRIAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP, THE JOURNAL greatly appreciative of Chief Justice, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED The CHIEF JUSTICE. Senators will knowing that, prior to your arrival in STATES please be seated. the Chamber each day, you have a lot If there is no objection, the Journal of work at the Court, necessitating our The CHIEF JUSTICE. The Senate beginning in the afternoon and going will convene as a Court of Impeach- of proceedings of the trial are approved to date. into the evening. ment. I also want to, again, take this op- The Chaplain will offer a prayer. The Sergeant at Arms will make the proclamation. portunity to thank the Senators for f The Sergeant at Arms, Michael C. their long and considerable attention PRAYER Stenger, made proclamation as follows: over the course of the last 2 days. I am not sure the Chief Justice is fully The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! All persons are fered the following prayer: commanded to keep silence, on pain of im- aware of just how rare it is, how ex- Let us pray. prisonment, while the Senate of the United traordinary it is, for the House Mem- Almighty God, our rock of ages, be States is sitting for the trial of the articles bers to be able to command the atten- omnipresent during this impeachment of impeachment exhibited by the House of tion of Senators sitting silently for Representatives against Donald John Trump, hours—or even for minutes, for that trial, providing our Senators with the President of the United States. assuring awareness of Your powerful matter. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that involvement. May they strive to have a The CHIEF JUSTICE. The majority the morning starts out every day with clear conscience in whatever they do leader is recognized. the Sergeant at Arms warning you for You and country. Lord, help them ORDER OF PROCEDURE that, if you don’t, you will be impris- remember that listening is often more Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. Chief Justice, oned. It is our hope that, when the trial than hearing. It can be an empathetic it is my understanding the schedule concludes and you have heard us and attentiveness that builds bridges and today will be similar to yesterday’s you have heard the President’s counsel unites. May our Senators not permit proceedings. We will plan to take short over a series of long days, that you fatigue or cynicism to jeopardize breaks every 2 or 3 hours and will ac- don’t choose imprisonment instead of friendships that have existed for years. commodate a 30-minute recess for din- anything further. At every decision point throughout ner, assuming that is needed. Two days ago we made the case for this trial, may they ask, which choice The CHIEF JUSTICE. Pursuant to documents and for witnesses in the will bring God the greater glory? the provisions of S. Res. 483, the man- trial. Yesterday we walked through the We pray in Your mighty Name. agers of the House of Representatives chronology, the factual chronology, at Amen. have 16 hours and 42 minutes remain- some length. f ing to make the presentation of their Today we will go through article I, case. the constitutional underpinnings of PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Senate will now hear you. abuse of power, and apply the facts of The Chief Justice led the Pledge of The Presiding Officer recognizes Mr. the President’s scheme to the law and Allegiance, as follows: Manager SCHIFF to continue the pres- Constitution. Here I must ask you for I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the entation of the case for the House of some forbearance. Of necessity, there United States of America, and to the Repub- Representatives. will be some repetition of information ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S487 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:41 Jan 23, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23JA6.000 S23JAPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S488 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 23, 2020 from yesterday’s chronology, and I used his office to compel a foreign na- urge you, Senators, to listen to it care- want to explain the reason for it. tion to help him cheat in our elections. fully. You will hear accusations and You have now heard hundreds of Prior Presidents would be shocked to name-calling. You will hear complaints hours of deposition and live testimony the core by such conduct, and rightly about the process in the House and the from the House condensed into an ab- so. motives of the managers. You will hear breviated narrative of the facts. We Now, because President Trump has that this all comes down to a phone will now show you these facts and largely failed to convince the country call that was perfect—as if you had not many others and how they are inter- that his conduct was remotely accept- just seen evidence of a months-long, woven. You will see some of these facts able, he has adopted a fallback posi- government-wide effort to extort a for- and videos, therefore, in a new context, tion. He argues that even if we dis- eign government. But you will not hear in a new light: in the light of what else approve of his misconduct, we cannot a refutation of the evidence. You will we know and why it compels a finding remove him for it. Frankly, that argu- not hear testimony to refute the testi- of guilt and conviction. So there is ment is itself terrifying. It confirms mony you have seen. Indeed, if the some method to our madness. that this President sees no limits on President had any exculpatory wit- Tomorrow we will conclude the pres- his power or on his ability to use his nesses—even a single one—he would be entation of the facts and law on article public office for private gain. Of demanding their appearance here, in- I, and we will begin and complete the course, the President also believes that stead of urging you not to permit addi- same on article II, the President’s un- he can use his power to cover up his tional witnesses to testify. constitutional obstruction of Congress. crimes. Let me offer a preview of the path The President’s counsel will then have That leads me to the second article ahead. First, we will examine the law 3 days to make their presentations, and of impeachment, which charges that of impeachable offenses, with a focus then you will have 16 hours to ask the President categorically, indiscrimi- on abuse of power. That will be the questions. Then the trial will begin. nately, and unlawfully obstructed our subject of my presentation. Then, my colleagues will apply the law to the Then you will actually get to hear inquiry, the congressional inquiry, into facts. They will demonstrate that the from the witnesses yourself, and then his conduct. This Presidential President has unquestionably com- you will get to see the documents your- stonewalling of Congress is unprece- mitted the high crimes and mis- self—or so we hope, and so do the dented in the 238-year history of our constitutional Republic. It puts even demeanors outlined in the first Article American people. After their testimony of Impeachment. and after we have had closing argu- President Nixon to shame. Taken together, the articles and the Once those presentations are con- ments, then it will be in your hands. cluded, we will take the same approach So let’s begin today’s presentation. I evidence conclusively establish that President Trump has placed his own to demonstrating President Trump’s yield to House Manager NADLER. personal political interests first. He obstruction of Congress—the second Mr. Manager NADLER. Good morn- Article of Impeachment. We will begin ing, Mr. Chief Justice, Senators, my has placed them above our national se- curity, above our free and fair elec- by stating the law. Then we will review fellow House managers, and counsel for the facts, and then we will apply the the President. This is the third day of tions, and above our system of checks and balances. This conduct is not law to the facts, proving that President a solemn occasion for the American Trump is guilty of the second Article people. America first; it is Donald Trump first. Donald Trump swore an oath to faith- of Impeachment as well. The Articles of Impeachment against With that roadmap to guide us, I will fully execute the laws. That means President Trump rank among the most begin by walking through the law of putting the Nation’s interests above serious charges ever brought against a abuse of power.
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