Defence resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses

\President Donald Trump's impeachment trial enters a pivotal week as his defense team resumes its case and senators face a critical vote on whether to hear witnesses or proceed directly to a vote that is widely expected to end in his acquittal.

The articles of impeachment charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

The Capitol Hill maneuvering will be complemented by high-stakes efforts on both sides of the aisle to claim political advantage from the proceedings as the presidential nominating season kicks off in Iowa on February 3.

What to watch as the Senate impeachment trial resumes Monday at 1 p.m. EST:
Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, former independent counsel Ken Starr and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will speak on specific topics. Dershowitz said Sunday he would argue that the charges against Trump are too minor to warrant the president's removal from office under the Constitution. Even if true, they did not allege impeachable offenses," Dershowitz told "Fox News Sunday."
Sen John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told reporters Saturday that Republicans expected to get together on Monday to start formulating a list of questions. We will meet as a conference and decide what questions we want to pose, what the order may be of those of those questions, he said. WILL THEY OR WON'T THEY
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