'Brazen and unlawful': Trump lawyers slam impeachment as attempt to overturn 2016 election in new filing

'Brazen and unlawful': Trump lawyers slam impeachment as attempt to overturn 2016 election

Trump's lawyers, responding to a formal Senate summons, slammed impeachment as a "dangerous attack on the right of the American people to freely choose their president" ahead of the presidential election this November.

"President Trump's misconduct presents a danger to our democratic processes, our national security, and our commitment to the rule of law," the filing states. "He must be removed from office." Trump's lawyers slammed impeachment as a "dangerous attack on the right of the American people to freely choose their president" ahead of the presidential election this November.

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