(CNN) President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would "love" to sit in the Senate chamber while his own impeachment hearing is taking place, adding he would "sit in the front row and stare in their corrupt faces," referring to House and Senate Democrats.

Trump has previously claimed he would be willing to take a more central role in his legal defenses, including the Mueller investigation, when he repeatedly said he would gladly sit down with investigators but never did.

"I'd love to go. Wouldn't that be great? Wouldn't that be beautiful?" Trump told reporters at a press conference that focused largely on the trial back in Washington as he departed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Meanwhile, the Senate is preparing to hear the House impeachment managers' first day of opening arguments where they will lay out their case for Trump's impeachment.

Trump then suggested that his legal team, led by Pat Cipollone and Jay Sekulow, may have a problem with a potential appearance.

"I think they might have a problem," Trump said with a slight smirk.

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