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President Trump’s legal team resumed its defense presentation on Jan. 27 by criticizing the basis of the House’s impeachment inquiry. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Trump team resumes defense amid fallout from new report on Bolton’s claim on withholding military aid from Ukraine

President Trump’s legal team resumed its defense Monday in his Senate trial amid growing calls to hear testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton. The calls have been prompted by a report that Bolton’s book manuscript says Trump directly tied the holdup of nearly $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine to investigations of Joe Biden and his son.  

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