10 things you need to know today: January 25, 2020

House impeachment managers make final case, Trump's defense set to begin presentation, Recording seemingly reveals Trump demanding to 'get rid of' Marie Yovanovitch, and more

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1. House impeachment managers make final case, Trump's defense set to begin presentation

House prosecutors on Friday moved on to argue for the second article of impeachment against President Trump — obstruction of Congress — as they made their final case before Trump's defense team begins its presentation Saturday. Prosecution leader Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) argued Trump's claim of executive privilege was invalid in his withholding of documents and information during the impeachment inquiry. "You cannot use executive privilege to hide wrongdoing or criminality or impeachable misconduct," he said. Schiff predicted Trump's future behavior would vindicate Democrats' impeachment efforts, and argued he'll "stop at nothing to retain power." The Senate will reconvene Saturday morning as the defense takes center stage.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.