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                           IN THE SENATE
                OF  THE UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA


ANSWER   OF PRESIDENT   DONALD   JOHN  TRUMP,  45TH PRESIDENT  OF
THE  UNITED  STATES, TO  ARTICLE  I: INCITEMENT  OF INSURRECTION


To: The Honorable, the Members of the Unites States Senate:

     The 45th President of the United States, Donald John Trump, through his

counsel Bruce L. Castor, Jr., and David Schoen hereby responds to the Article

of Impeachment lodged against him by the United States House of

Representatives by breaking the allegations out into 8 Averments and,

                                 Respectfully Represents:



1.   The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives 'shall have

the sole Power of Impeachment' and that the President 'shall be removed from

Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high

Crimes and Misdemeanors.'

Answer  1:

Admitted in part, denied in part as not relevant to any matter properly

before the Senate. It is admitted that the Constitutional provision at

Averment 1 is accurately reproduced. It is denied that the quoted provision

currently applies to the 45th President of the United States since he is no longer

President. The constitutional provision requires that a person actually hold

office to be impeached. Since the 45th President is no longer President, the

clause 'shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for...' is impossible for


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