The move by liberal activist group Need to Impeach will seek to exert pressure on GOP senators, specifically those who are considered wildcards when it comes to supporting trial witnesses, such as former National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Ahead of the impeachment trial's question-and-answer period commencing Wednesday afternoon, liberal activist group Need to Impeach will hand out a certificate and present a trophy to all GOP senators for their"participation in a cover-up" and not supporting witnesses.
Need to Impeach was founded by billionaire Tom Steyer, a candidate seeking the Democratic Party's nomination this year for president and who's long advocated for President Donald Trump's removal from office. The schedule tees up a debate and subsequent vote to subpoena witnesses on Friday, the outcome of which remains in flux as Democrats look to gain more GOP support. Republicans Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine have already signaled they'd like to—at the very least—summon Bolton, whose unpublished manuscript of his forthcoming book reportedly states Trump withheld aid from Ukraine in exchange for a desired investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
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