Trump Team Concludes Defense As Senate Moves Toward Friday Vote On Trial Witnesses

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team argued forcefully against the relevance of testimony from Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday as they concluded their defense and the Senate braced for debate later this week on whether to summon Bolton and other witnesses into the impeachment trial. “This should end now, as quickly as possible,” White House counsel Pat Cipollone declared, capping a defense presentation that painted Trump as a victim and took dismissive swipes at Bolton, the potential witness who has scrambled Republican hopes for a swift end to the trial. A vote on witnesses, including Bolton, will likely take place on Friday after senators use the next few days to ask questions to both the House managers and the president’s defense team. Sen.