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President Trump is complaining about the rules his own party made.On Friday morning, Trump launched yet another complaint about his impeachment trial in the Senate. This time around, he took issue with the fact that his lawyers will have to begin their arguments in his defense on Saturday, "which is called Death Valley in TV."> After having been treated unbelievably unfairly in the House, and then having to endure hour after hour of lies, fraud & deception by Shifty Schiff, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer & their crew, looks like my lawyers will be forced to start on Saturday, which is called Death Valley in T.V.> > — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2020Looking beyond the getting-old nicknames for Trump's Democratic enemies, there's also a big factual error in his tweet. Democrats didn't overstay their time on the impeachment stage; they were allotted up to 24 hours for arguments on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday under Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) rules. And while Democrats suggested stretching that time further to wrap up their own arguments on Saturday and prevent extra-long days for everyone, 52 Republicans voted for and passed McConnell's abbreviated version anyway.More stories from theweek.com Trump is winning the impeachment battle — but losing the war Despite apparent preference for 'moderate' candidate, Iowans back Sanders in latest poll Trump debuts official Space Force logo — and it's literally a ripoff of Star Trek
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