Lawyers for President Donald Trump pushed back on Tuesday against the House of Representatives' impeachment case as proceedings got under way in the U.S. Senate. Here are excerpts from their opening remarks.

With the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump under way, U.S. senators have polished their talking points about upholding the Constitution. They also have another phrase at the ready: "Please do not touch me."

Constitutional scholars told Insider McConnell's maneuver is "cynically Machiavellian" and a "hyper-partisan" manipulation of Senate norms.

Constitutional scholars told Insider McConnell's maneuver is "cynically Machiavellian" and a "hyper-partisan" manipulation of Senate norms.

Schiff said the Senate would be proven "guilty" if McConnell does not allow their "witnesses or documents" in the impeachment trial.

Team Trump said Democrats want to steal the election, but Mr Schiff responds by saying the president's actions would have alarmed the founders

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said on Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump that Republican Senators who vote against witness will be "complicit" in the cover-up of the president's actions. | Clips

White House legal team members mocked the case against President Trump on Tuesday in their first appearance at the Senate impeachment trial, calling out Democrats claiming to have "overwhelming evidence" of wrongdoing but demanding more witnesses and document…

U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial began in earnest in the Senate on Tuesday, with his chief legal defender attacking the case as baseless and a top Democratic lawmaker describing overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Tuesday launched the De...

Representative John Ratcliffe (R-TX) on Monday tweeted that the impeachment case against President Donald Trump is "an assault on due process," and he tacked onto those remarks in a Tuesday interview with Fox News Channel as the impeachment trial heads to the…

The White House counsel alleged they want to "steal" the election.

Jay Sekulow attacked Adam Schiff's arguments in the Senate impeachment trial against executive privilege -- by quoting his own words at him.

"The question is, 'Will it come out in time?'"

Adam Schiff played the same deceptively edited clip in the Senate impeachment trial that Democrats used in the House last month.

As the Senate prepares to take on the case to impeach President Trump, all senators will be "surprised to learn" the full extent of the lack of due process and fairness implemented by House Democrats, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Tx., said Tuesday.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he would move to set aside any efforts by Democrats to force an early vote on subpoenaing witnesses and documents during afternoon proceedings in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.

McConnell abruptly changes proposed rules, backing off condensed two-day schedule to add a third for opening arguments.

Senators unveiled on Tuesday a revised organizing resolution to set the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The changes were handwritten on the document, which can be seen below:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts drew little attention to himself in the beginning 12 hours of his first impeachment trial. But it was just before 1 a.m., as tempers on the floor had...

When White House counsel Pat Cipollone argues President Donald Trump's case in a Senate trial this week, he will also be defending his role in a controversial legal strategy that helped lead to Trump's impeachment on a charge of obstructing Congress.

Read: McConnell's revised rules for Trump's Senate impeachment trial

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace asked on Tuesday's broadcast of her network's coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump how long it would be before Republicans ask, "How bad would a Pence president be?" | Clips

White House counsel Pat Cipollone insisted in his first remarks during the Senate impeachmen...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell changed the resolution laying out the rules of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial shortly before it began on Tuesday amid concerns from some key Senate Republicans and an uproar from Democrats.

RT @gatewaypundit: NO MORE TALK – START THE IMPEACHMENT: House Oversight Releases 14 Year Timeline of Biden’s Illegal Influence Peddling Sc…

RT @gatewaypundit: NO MORE TALK – START THE IMPEACHMENT: House Oversight Releases 14 Year Timeline of Biden’s Illegal Influence Peddling Sc…

RT @KROD3636: Hey HPSCI head @RepMikeTurner is today the day you release the Atkinson testimony from the @RepAdamSchiff orchestrated Ukrai…

Order of Impeachment Rocks Rep Nancy Pelosi https://t.co/bl7LMg02s3

RT @gatewaypundit: NO MORE TALK – START THE IMPEACHMENT: House Oversight Releases 14 Year Timeline of Biden’s Illegal Influence Peddling Sc…

RT @PatrickSvitek: Pro-Paxton group gives $3 million to impeachment trial judge Dan Patrick https://t.co/T0yvqINcYu #txlege

Read "Pro-Paxton group gives $3 million to impeachment trial judge Dan Patrick' on SmartNews:cheaters! https://t.co/3ISqIARz4d

NEW: A top Texas Republican who will oversee Attorney General Ken Paxton 's impeachment trial issued a gag order Monday that scolded "inflammatory" public comments made by lawyers on both sides ahead of the historic September proceedings. https://t.co/BRMm6EqzZR

RT @01Funkytown: @Jim_Jordan @IngrahamAngle @Jim_Jordan STOP TALKING AND DO SOMETHING! Sick of the political theatre. Hearings, investigat…

RT @TimRunsHisMouth: What ever happened to the House GOP's articles of impeachment against Biden? That sure is getting slow walked...

RT @MQSullivan: #TxLege Senate gags @KenPaxtonTX, his lawyers, and the taxpayer-funded prosecutors ahead of the impeachment trial. So whi…

RT @File411: Welp because by law she is required to recuse…so color me unimpressed “Sen. Paxton to step aside as GOP Caucus chair during…

RT @taygoldenstein: NEW: Sen. Paxton to step aside as GOP Caucus chair during AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial https://t.co/bTAYOTiwS3 #tx…

RT @Red_Rigger: @Fr64551577Peter @jacksonhinklle 2016 Hillary Will Get Trump! 2017 Tax Returns 2017 Comey 2018 Mueller 2019 Stormy 2019 Ave…

RT @taygoldenstein: NEW: Sen. Paxton to step aside as GOP Caucus chair during AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial https://t.co/bTAYOTiwS3 #tx…

RT @File411: Welp because by law she is required to recuse…so color me unimpressed “Sen. Paxton to step aside as GOP Caucus chair during…

RT @RobertDownen_: #BREAKING Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued a sweeping gag order ahead of the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, citing "egr…

RT @MSNBC: The Maryland Democrat and former Trump impeachment manager, @Jordan_S_Rubin writes, has a simple question: “Why should he be spe…

RT @01Funkytown: @Jim_Jordan @IngrahamAngle @Jim_Jordan STOP TALKING AND DO SOMETHING! Sick of the political theatre. Hearings, investigat…

RT @RobertDownen_: #BREAKING Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued a sweeping gag order ahead of the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, citing "egr…

RT @mkraju: House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green told me he would release the first phase of his committee’s probe into Homeland Sec…

RT @lmcgaughy: #Breaking: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issues gag order in Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial. Patrick says both sides have m…

RT @PatrickSvitek: Inbox: We're getting a Buzbee presser tomorrow. He'll hold it at 2 p.m. at his office in Houston. In a statement, he a…

RT @RepMTG: “Greene has been one of the few House Republicans calling for Biden’s impeachment since the beginning of his administration. Sh…

RT @PatrickSvitek: The release also interestingly emphasizes he’s seeking re-election (in 2026, not 2024, which I assume is a mistake) and…

RT @KPRC2: “Prejudicial and inflammatory statements” from both sides have jeopardized the ability of senators to offer fair and impartial j…

RT @TexasTribune: Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton raised $1.7 million in the last 12 days of June, his campaign announced. More…

RT @hollyshansen: Patrick Issues Gag Order for All Parties in Paxton Impeachment, Citing ‘Imminent Threat’ to Fair Trial https://t.co/Z59Lq…

RT @MuellerSheWrote: Nice! https://t.co/Lm3RvDKhrC

RT @MQSullivan: #TxLege Senate gags @KenPaxtonTX, his lawyers, and the taxpayer-funded prosecutors ahead of the impeachment trial. So whi…

RT @TexasTribune: NEW: Harriet O’Neill, a Republican former justice on the Texas Supreme Court, has joined the team of lawyers who will be…

RT @AlterNet: Impeachment lawyer details list of people who will be indicted along with Trump for 2020 election fraud https://t.co/bQjfwkjA…

RT @bradj_TX: Breaking: The Texas Senate/@DanPatrick has placed a gag order on all parties involved in the @KenPaxtonTX impeachment trial,…

So then we should hear nothing from both sides Entire impeachment charade makes Texas look bad and vulnerable to election interference. No greater election interference than using impeachment process to get rid of your opponents. #txlege DC corruption to Austin @DanPatrick https://t.co/9khAh9w1Gh

Businessman linked to Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment charged with lying to get $172M in loans https://t.co/4FEIOL6KQD

RT @piyushmittal: Why Isn't Clarence Thomas Facing Impeachment Hearings? https://t.co/ClwGoteN1g

RT @JudicialWatch: .@TomFitton: POWERFUL Evidence of Biden Crimes – Impeachment Necessary? https://t.co/uNRa1KKdzF

For Impeachment , Liz Cheney Was Targeted By Donald Trump https://t.co/doug8utUKl

RT @patriottakes: Charlie Kirk called President Joe Biden “a traitor to the country,” “a scumbag,” and “an evil person” after Lauren Boeber…

RT @lmcgaughy: Impeachment investigators looking into how Ken and Angela Paxton spent $3.5 million on properties in Hawaii, Florida, Utah a…