They expect us to get to the truth, to make a determination by the end of this trial about the evidence that shows that the President solicited the interference of a foreign government. And He also asked that same foreign government to investigate his political opponent. to use the power of the presidency to do political work, to do opposition research, really, and then to also do an investigation of some loopy, discredited, debunked theory about the last election. (01:01–01:07)
CLAIM
Asserts that the President asked a foreign government to investigate his political opponent.
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