WATCH: Sen. Lankford’s full statement on Trump’s impeachment trial | Trump’s first impeachment trial
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Trump's first impeachment - 2020 Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said President Donald Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine do not rise to the level of removal from office. Lankford pointed out that Trump had withheld aid from a number of countries other than Ukrainian and called the hold in question “entirely reasonable.” “This tale that President Trump thinks he’s a king...begs reality,” Lankford said, combatting a line from Democrats who claim Trump thinks he is above the law. On Feb. 4, senators weighed in for the second day on how they will vote on whether to remove Trump from office. The speeches come one day before the Senate will decide whether to convict or acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment--abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. After the Senate voted last week to bar new witness testimony and subpoenas for documents, Trump’s acquittal has seemed all but assured. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December. For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whos-who-in-the-trump-impeachment-inquiry Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe
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