Trump impeachment: Prosecution rests its case against Donald Trump - BBC News
Prosecutors rest their impeachment case against Donald Trump - his defence will begin on Friday.
Lawyers Bruce Castor and David Schoen will set out Trump's case Image caption: Lawyers Bruce Castor and David Schoen will set out Trump's case

Now that Democratic prosecutors have finished setting out their case, it’s time for Donald Trump’s lawyers to have their say.

Attorneys Bruce Castor and David Schoen will have up to 16 hours over the next two days to set out their defence, although they are not expected to use all that time.

On the opening day of the trial, they argued that Trump was exercising his right to free speech, both in tweets and when he took to the stage in front of supporters on 6 January. We are likely to hear more of this line of argument from them.

Earlier today, Schoen accused the Democrats of making "movies" and presenting the case as an "entertainment package" with the video and audio footage they showed the Senate.

After Trump’s team concludes their case, the Senate will have up to four hours to ask written questions of both sides.

Witnesses could also be called but it is not yet clear if that will happen. If there are no witnesses, we could see a vote on conviction this weekend, or by Monday.