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'Appalling,' a 'national disgrace,' 'designed to hide the truth': Democrats blast McConnell's impeachment proposalfor President Donald Trump's impeachment trial"appalling," a"national disgrace," and"deliberately designed to hide the truth."
"This is just appalling," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told MSNBC's"Morning Joe," adding that McConnell, R-Ky., was seeking to turn the trial into"a farce" and that under this proposal it would be a"national disgrace."Schumer pledged to offer amendments to change the"most egregious things" McConnell proposed, pleading for four Republicans — the total needed to form a majority — to vote with the Democrats.
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