The Trial Of Donald J. Trump!

The White House Defense will have their say.

We continue to watch and listen to the trial of 45th President of The Untied States.

The White House defense team includes Jay Sekulow, Alan Dershowitz, Ken Starr, Jane Raskin, Pat Cipollone, Robert Ray, Patrick Philbin and Pam Bondi. Most of them have appeared on Fox News or have shady ties to foreign agents.

The New York Times revealed that a former National Security Adviser John Bolton's draft of his book details how President Donald J. Trump explicitly linked releasing Ukraine's military aid to the country investigating Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

"There was absolutely no coordination with the New York Times or anyone else," Bolton's lawyer said in a statement. "Any assertion to the contrary is unfounded speculation."

The return of Ken Starr.

The White House defense team was shook. It was shook by the bombshell of former National Security Adviser Bolton and his upcoming book denouncing their repeated lies about Trump not abusing his power while in office.

Trump hits social media up and calls Bolton a flat out liar.

I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book. With that being said, the...

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2020

...transcripts of my calls with President Zelensky are all the proof that is needed, in addition to the fact that President Zelensky & the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said there was no pressure and no problems. Additionally, I met with President Zelensky at the United Nations...

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2020

...(Democrats said I never met) and released the military aid to Ukraine without any conditions or investigations - and far ahead of schedule. I also allowed Ukraine to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles. My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2020

White House defense leader Jay Sekulow was unfazed by the bombshell. He continued to point out a series of issues that the House impeachment managers left out during their trial.

They called upon disgraced Baylor University president and former independent counsel Ken Starr to make the case for Trump not to be removed from office.

Starr, who led the impeachment case in the same chamber in 1999, bemoaned the arrival of an "age of impeachment" without sufficient justification.

"Like war, impeachment is hell. Or at least, presidential impeachment is hell," said Starr.

White House defense Jane Raskin calls Rudy Giuliani a "colorful distraction." She added that Trump's attorney has "always been somewhat of a controversial figure."

Despite the revelations, Republicans aren't willing to call witnesses or evidence for the trial. They're willing to conclude that Trump did nothing wrong. Or they believe Trump did something wrong but it's not enough for Republicans to support removal of office.

At a news conference Monday morning, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), suggested the leak was aimed at boosting book sales for former national security adviser. He said the Bolton news was "a story about selective leaks from a book that you can order – preorder on Amazon.com from John Bolton."

Trump made the sales argument more explicit when he tweeted that he'd never told Bolton that the Ukraine aid was tied to investigating Democrats.

Bolton is about to spill the beans in a book.

"If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book," Trump tweeted.

In a statement, Bolton's attorney Charles Cooper said the White House was given a copy of the manuscript to review Dec. 30. Such a review is standard security practice for officials who write about their time in a presidential administration.

Cooper said the White House told him only those normally involved in the review process would see the manuscript. But the Times report showed "the review process corrupted and that information has been disclosed by persons other than those properly involved in reviewing the manuscript," he said.

Bolton had followed a White House directive not to respond to the House's request that he voluntarily testify.

House Democrats decided not to subpoena Bolton during their probe, arguing it would delay their investigation with a protracted court battle; instead, they labeled Bolton's refusal to appear as evidence of obstruction.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) spoke on Sunday calling the Trump Administration and their defense team ringleaders of a "organized crime" syndicate.

Republicans were warned by Trump and donors. They were told to tow the line or see their heads on a pike.

The Senate needs a slim majority to approve witnesses. It's still undetermined.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) are the senators to watch. I don't believe they'll approve the witnesses or evidence but the junk food media will pressure them to do so.

The trial continues.