Schumer calls McConnell proposal on impeachment trial witnesses a 'trap' by jonward11
McConnell has said he intends to start the trial without a decision on calling witnesses, the precedent set in the 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.
“You want the precedent of 1999? There were witnesses. As there were with every single impeachment trial in history,” he said. Witnesses and documents in the House impeachment inquiry suggested that these four were central to Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the basis of the two articles of impeachment approved last month.
Democrats believe a few things that happened over the very quiet two-week holiday break have given them a bit more leverage.
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