Giuliani says he won’t be on Trump impeachment defense team

Trump was impeached by the House for a second time last week.

President Donald Trump is slated to hand over control of the White House to President-elect Joe Biden in three days.

The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump last Wednesday on an article for "incitement of insurrection" for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol -- making him the only president to be impeached twice.


Giuliani says he won’t be on Trump impeachment defense team

Rudy Giuliani tells ABC News he will not be part of President Donald Trump's legal team for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial.

“Because I gave an earlier speech [at the January 6 Trump rally before the Capitol riot],” Giuliani told ABC News Sunday night, “I am a witness and therefore unable to participate in court or Senate chamber.”

Trump was impeached by the House for the second time last week following the siege on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

-ABC News' Jonathan Karl


Delaware shelter celebrates 'indoguration' for 1st shelter dog to live in the White House

The Delaware Humane Association hosted a virtual party with over 10,000 people to celebrate the first shelter dog moving into the White House.

While Champ and Major won't put their paws in the White House until Wednesday, the association held the fundraiser Sunday to celebrate the history being made: Major was adopted by Biden in March 2018.

"It means everything to us because it shines a light on the work we do," Delaware Humane Association's executive director Patrick Carroll said Sunday during the virtual party. "It shows that shelters are a wonderful place to adopt."

The shelter showed off photos of Major during his stay there in 2018 along with video of him and the president-elect. It also revealed dog "secretaries" which were dogs from its shelter that were selected by fans.

The Delaware Humane Association raised over $100,000, according to its host.

Biden's two German shepherds will also be the first dogs to live in the White House in four years, though Champ is no stranger to Washington. The Biden family brought the dog into their home in 2008 and he resided with them during his two terms as vice president.


Trump loyalist installed as NSA's general counsel

The National Security Agency confirmed to ABC News that Michael Ellis has been named to be the agency’s new general counsel.

Ellis, who is considered to be a Trump loyalist, was pre-selected for the job, but his placement was slow-rolled by NSA Director Paul M. Nakasone.

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller demanded the NSA to put him in the career civil service job by 6 p.m. Saturday night, according to a source.

"Mr. Ellis accepted his final job offer yesterday afternoon. NSA is moving forward with his employment," an NSA spokesperson said in a statement provided to ABC News.

The Washington Post first reported the installation.

The NSA’s general counsel is a career civil service position and not an appointee position. Anyone in that post would continue on regardless of a change in administrations. They could only be removed under the same guidelines in place for other civil servants. There is a probationary period and tenure policy in place.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez



Man arrested near Capitol allegedly with pistol, large capacity magazine

A Virginia man has been arrested near the Capitol while in possession of a gun, according to authorities.

Gordonsville resident Guy Berry, 22, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. on the 200 block of Massachusetts Avenue, the police report states. He was allegedly in possession of three high capacity magazines and 37 rounds of unregistered ammunition, police said.

Berry was charged with carrying a pistol without a license, possession of a large capacity magazine and unregistered ammunition.

-ABC News’ Jack Date


Pelosi planning to send article to Senate next week, names impeachment managers

Expecting the article to pass the House later Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to send the article of impeachment over to the Senate next week, according to a source involved in the Democratic leadership deliberations.

This would leave the Senate no choice but to immediately move towards a trial. The exact timing will depend on whether Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decides to call the Senate back in session early -- which he's said he wouldn't do. Under Senate rules, the Senate cannot officially receive any message or bill or resolution from the House unless the Senate is in session, and the chamber is not scheduled to be back until Jan. 19.

But in preparation for that time, Pelosi has named nine members to serve as impeachment managers to argue the case in the Senate to remove Trump from office over his role in last week’s Capitol riot.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a former constitutional law professor who co-authored the article and whose family was present at the Capitol last Wednesday, one day after burying Raskin's son who took his own life, will serve as the lead impeachment manager.

The other managers -- one of rarest assignments for a House member -- are Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette, Colo., David Cicilline, R.I., Joaquin Castro, Texas, Eric Swalwell, Calif., Ted Lieu Calif., Joe Neguse, Colo., Madeleine Dean, Pa., and Del. Stacey Plaskett, Virgin Islands.

"It is their constitutional and patriotic duty to present the case for the President’s impeachment and removal. They will do so guided by their great love of country, determination to protect our democracy and loyalty to our oath to the Constitution," Pelosi said in a statement Tuesday night.

The impeachment managers are a different set from those tapped by Pelosi one year ago for Trump’s first impeachment trial -- then led by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. During that effort, managers argued the case to remove Trump for pressuring Ukraine’s president to promise to investigate Biden and his son, Hunter.

-ABC News' Jonathan Karl and Chad Murray