The Senate continued the impeachment trial of President Clinton with the third day of presentations by the president's defense team. Former Senator Bumpers delivered the closing arguments for the defense, saying that the investigation and trial lacked proportionality and balance. He called on the Senate to rise above politics and partisanship and to defend the ideals of the framers of the Constitution. His folksy, country-lawyer approach, at times, evoked laughter from senators who were not permitted to speak during the proceedings.