Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer decried President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial rules moved by Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, saying ‘a trial without evidence is not trial, it’s a cover up'
WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favorable to Trump.
The president denies any wrongdoing and describes his impeachment as a partisan hoax to derail his 2020 re-election effort. “The only conclusion will be that the president has done absolutely nothing wrong,” Cipollone said, arguing in favor of McConnell’s proposal to wait until later in the trial to decide whether to allow further witnesses or documents.Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, who helped spearhead the House impeachment inquiry, said the president had committed “constitutional misconduct justifying impeachment.
“This may be our only chance, tonight, to make this a fair trial. And it’s just increasingly clear that the White House has no answers for why these documents and these witnesses shouldn’t be produced,” U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut told reporters. Even if such a motion fails, Trump is almost certain to be acquitted by the 100-member chamber, where a two-thirds majority is needed to remove him from office.TRUMP SUPPORT FIRM
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