'There is no reason on God's green Earth why they shouldn't be called and testified—unless you're afraid what they might say,' the Senate minority leader said. 'A trial is a place for witnesses.'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday went on the defensive to justify why his demand for the testimonies of four specific witnesses to members of the upper chamber during its impending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is warranted, despite opposing witnesses during the impeachment of President Bill Clinton two decades ago.
A rejection by either the White House or McConnell to not hear from the witnesses, Schumer continued, would suggest their testimony may contain damning evidence as to why the hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. foreign military aid was withheld from Ukraine.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer holds a press conference on the anticipated impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump by the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., December 16."There were all the obvious reasons why they did not want a witness like Monica Lewinsky testifying in public," Schumer elaborated."It related to what the questions might be about, that the whole nation—including children—would be watching. It's a totally different situation.
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