| Megathread: Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Says GOP Lacks Votes To Block Impeachment Witnesses Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:39 PM PST Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. McConnell convened a closed-door meeting of GOP senators shortly after Trump's legal team made its closing arguments in the trial, the third and final day of defense proceedings punctuated by revelations from John Bolton, the former national security adviser. A Republican familiar with the meeting was not authorized to describe it by name and requested anonymity. The GOP leader faced a handful of potential defections, but several days remained before any potential witness vote would be taken. A decision to call more witnesses would need 51 votes to pass. With a 53-seat majority, Republicans can only afford to lose three Republicans to prevent more debate over witnesses.
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| Discussion Thread: Senate Impeachment Trial - Day 9: Senator Questions - Day 1 | 01/29/2020 - Live, 1pm EST Posted: 29 Jan 2020 09:06 AM PST Today the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump continues with the first Session of Senator questions. The full Senate is now afforded a 16 hour period of time, spread over two days, to submit questions regarding Impeachment. Questions will be submitted to the House Managers or Trump's defense team in writing, through Chief Justice Roberts, and will alternate between parties. The Senate session is scheduled to begin at 1pm EST. Prosecuting the House's case will be a team of seven Democratic House Managers, named by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of California. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump's personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, are expected to take the lead in arguing the President's case. Kenneth Star and Alan Dershowitz are expected to fill supporting roles. The Senate Impeachment Trial is following the Rules Resolution that was voted on, and passed, on Monday. It provides the guideline for how the trial is handled. All proposed amendments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) were voted down. The adopted Resolution will: Give the House Impeachment Managers 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments. Give President Trump's legal team 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments. Allow a period of 16 hours for Senator questions, to be addressed through Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Allow for a vote on a motion to consider the subpoena of witnesses or documents once opening arguments and questions are complete.
The Articles of Impeachment brought against President Donald Trump are: - Article 1: Abuse of Power
- Article 2: Obstruction of Congress
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