Washington, Jan 23 (AFP/APP): Democrats Wednesday accused President Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial of seeking to “cheat” to ensure re-election in November, as they began laying out their detailed case for removing him from office. Adam Schiff, head of the House of Representatives’ prosecution team, took to the Senate floor to deliver hours of methodical arguments to a hushed chamber that was hearing only the third-ever impeachment trial of a US president. The Democratic lawmaker described how Trump solicited foreign interference in US elections, “abusing the powers of his office to seek help from abroad to improve his re-election prospects at home.” “And when he was caught, he used the powers of that office to obstruct the investigation into his own misconduct,” said Schiff, who headed the probe that led to Trump’s December 18 impeachment by the Democratic-controlled House. Schiff shrugged off Republican arguments that American voters — and not the Senate — should decide whether Trump should remain in the White House. “The president’s misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box for we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won,” Schiff said. Trump stands accused of withholding military aid from Ukraine to … Continue reading Trump sought to cheat to win re-election, Democrats charge at trial