Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the defence team, told senators they would be denying voters their right to give their opinion on Trump at the Nov 3 presidential election if they found him guilty and ousted him now.

In only the third presidential impeachment trial in US history, Democrats argued earlier this week that Trump should be removed for encouraging Ukraine to interfere in the election by pressuring its leader to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading 2020 Democratic presidential contender.

The defence tried to turn that election interference line against the Democrats in its opening argument on Saturday by warning against removing a president less than 10 months before America...