WATCH: Schiff says presidents shouldn’t call for investigations into their political rivals

Trump's first impeachment - 2020 In response to a hypothetical scenario posed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, House manager Rep. Adam Schiff argued that if President Donald Trump were truly concerned about corruption on the part of the Bidens, there were other ways he could have gone about addressing that than asking Ukraine to investigate. Schiff added: “Presidents should not be in the business of asking even their own Justice Department to investigate their political rivals.” Senators had their first chance to ask questions of the House managers and President Donald Trump’s legal team on Wednesday, Jan. 29. That came after both sides were given three days, respectively, to present their case. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The questions come ahead of a vote on whether to bring forward witnesses and documents as part of the Senate trial. The senate must now decide whether to acquit the president or convict him of the charges and remove him from office. For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics... Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter:   / newshour   Instagram:   / newshour   Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe