LamarAlexanderIsACoward trends after GOP senator admits Trump did what Democrats say but won't vote for trial witnesses
Alexander announced his decision to vote against witnesses in a lengthy statement on Thursday night. The Senate is expected to spend hours on Friday debating whether to call witnesses before voting on the matter. A simple majority is all that's needed to dismiss Democrats' calls for additional testimony, and Republicans control the chamber with a 53-47 majority.
He added:"It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation." Alexander, who is retiring from Congress at the end of the year, was thought to be one of the few Republicans who could break with the party and support Democrats' demands to hear from witnesses who had firsthand knowledge of the president's dealings with Ukraine.
During a 2020 election rally in Iowa on Thursday night, Trump insisted he wasn't worried about the impeachment trial. The president asserted that it was a"happy period" for Republicans.
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