page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q1)
section_title: Week 158
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q1) / Timeline / January 2020 / Week 158
caption_attribution_description: President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, signs the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in front of the South Portico of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2020. To navigate quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
context_section_description: Monday, January 27
  President Trump's legal defense team continue their opening statements arguing that Trump did nothing wrong and the impeachment inquiry was illegitimate from the start. John Bolton makes a claim that he heard Trump say that he (Trump) wanted the freeze on military aid to Ukraine to continue until Ukrainian officials announced investigations into Joe Biden. Alan Dershowitz, a member of President Trump's legal counsel, claims that "nothing in the Bolton revelations, even if true, would rise to the level of an abuse of power, or an impeachable offense." 
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
  Tuesday, January 28
  President Trump holds a joint press conference with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to announce a proposed Middle East peace plan.
  President Trump's legal defense team completes its opening arguments.
  President Trump holds a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey.
  Wednesday, January 29
  President Trump signs the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
  U.S. senators begin the two-day question portion in President Trump's impeachment trial. Senate Republicans move to further block new witnesses, instead opting to push the trial to a verdict.
  Thursday, January 30
  U.S. senators conclude the two-day question period in President Trump's impeachment trial.
  President Trump holds a rally in Des Moines, Iowa.
  Friday, January 31
  President Trump signs an executive order adding six more countries to his ban on travel from certain mainly-Muslim countries. The added countries are Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, and Tanzania.
  The Senate formally blocks an attempt to call new witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial in a vote of 51–49, with Senators Mitt Romney and Susan Collins siding with the Democrats.
caption: President Trump signs the USMCA
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