Above the Law

Morning Docket: 01.27.20

* Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, is now representing herself after her lawyers quit for lack of payment. [Fox Business]

* President Trump’s impeachment lawyers began their defense over the weekend, and the impeachment trial is scheduled to resume today. [Washington Post]

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