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Bolton revelations increase pressure for impeachment trial witnesses

By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Sen. Mitt Romney told reporters it's ”increasingly likely" that other Republican senators will now join the push for former national security adviser John Bolton to testify after the revelations from his book about Trump's reasoning for withholding Ukraine aid.

WATCH: Trump impeachment trial — Jan. 27

By Gretchen Frazee

The defense team face a new hurdle--reports from former national security adviser John Bolton's unpublished manuscript.

AP source: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to probe

By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided political investigations into his Democratic rivals, former national security adviser John Bolton recounts in a draft of his forthcoming book.

Trump’s legal team begins defense in Senate impeachment trial

By PBS NewsHour

As the Senate impeachment trial continued on Saturday, President Trump's legal team laid out their case against removing him from office, contending the Democratic House managers left out crucial facts during this week's arguments. Jami Floyd, host and legal editor…

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Trump defends Sanders, stoking Democratic divisions

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself with an unusual ally: President Donald Trump.

The strategy behind Team Trump’s impeachment defense

By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee

President Donald Trump’s legal team hopes to convince Republican senators to vote against having witnesses testify as part of the Senate impeachment trial.

AP fact check: Trump’s impeachment defense

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's lawyers claimed that House Democrats were hiding evidence and did not allow Trump to participate in the House inquiry.

WATCH: Trump lawyer says Democrats want to ‘overturn’ last election

By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

“They're asking you not only to overturn the results of the last election, but as I've said before, they're asking you to remove President Trump from an election that's occurring in approximately nine months," said White House Counsel Pat Cipollone.

WATCH: Schiff’s ‘head on a pike’ remark angers GOP senators

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Senate Republicans said lead impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff insulted them during the trial by repeating an anonymously sourced report that the White House had threatened to punish Republicans who voted against President Donald Trump.