Posted on 02/08/21
| News Source: The Hill
An attorney for former President Trump has withdrawn his request that the Senate pause the impeachment trial between Friday evening and Sunday.
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David Schoen, one the president's attorneys, had sent Senate leadership a request over the weekend asking that the trial be delayed between roughly 5 p.m. on Friday until Sunday in order to observe the Jewish Sabbath.
But Schoen sent Senate leadership and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who will preside over the trial, a letter on Monday withdrawing his request, citing concerns that it will delay the impeachment proceedings.
“This meant causing you to lose Friday evening and all day Saturday that you previously intended to have for the trial. I very much appreciated your decision, but I remained concerned about the delay in the proceedings in a process that I recognize as important to bring to a conclusion for all involved and for the country," he wrote in the letter.
“Accordingly, based on adjustments that have been made on the president’s defense team, I am writing today to withdraw my request so that the proceedings can go forward as originally contemplated before I made my request," he wrote.
Schoen added that while he will not be present on Saturday, his role "will be fully covered" by other members of the defense team. Read more at The Hill