WASHINGTON, Jan 30 — A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the US Senate appeared to be flagging yesterday, raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as tomorrow. As senators spent the day posing questions to both...
Thursday, 30 Jan 2020 08:31 AM MYT
As senators spent the day posing questions to both the Trump legal team and the Democratic managers of the trial, the White House objected to the planned publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton in which he is said to have depicted Trump as playing a central role in pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Asked when tomorrow the vote might take place to settle the debate over witnesses and move to either acquit or convict Trump, Barrasso said probably tomorrow afternoon or late that day.
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