President Donald Trump is likely to be acquitted soon by the Senate, but there still is some suspense left in the coverage of the trial. CNN trained its camera outside the office of Sen. Lisa Murko…
Photo by J Scott Applewhite/AP/Shutterstock Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, talks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.is likely to be acquitted soon by the Senate, but there still is some suspense left in the coverage of the trial.
CNN trained its camera outside the office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski , expected to announce soon whether she will vote later in the day to call for witnesses. Capitol Hill reporters began tweeting out that its still uncertain when an actual vote on articles ofAnd less than an hour before the trial was to resume, at 1 PM ET, The New York Times. According to the manuscript of Bolton’s upcoming book, the Times reported, Trump directed his then-national security adviser in early May to help with his campaign to pressure Ukrainian officials to get information on Democrats.
“Can you imagine what an absurd situation we are in right now?” said CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin, given that Bolton has said that he is willing to testify in the trial. The afternoon is expected to include up to four hours of debate on a motion on whether to call witnesses, but Democrats likely do not have the votes. That was made clear on Thursday evening, when Sen. Lamar Alexander announced that he would vote against calling witnesses, characterizing Trump’s conduct as improper but not impeachable. Democrats may be able to get 50 votes on the motion for witnesses, but that would still likely fall short.
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