Trial highlights: Transcript talk, handshakes for defense

It was the first day of defense arguments in Trump’s impeachment trial as the Senate gathered for two quick hours in a rare Saturday session.The White House lawyers had said it would be a “sneak preview” of their defense, continuing Monday, and they spent the morning rebutting the House impeachment managers’ arguments by charging that they were politically motivated.To begin, they read parts of a rough transcript of a July call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volody