Sen. Mitch McConnell opens second day of Senate questions: 'We've been respectful of the chief justice's unique position in reading our questions and I want to be able to continue to assure him that that level of consideration for him will continue.'
After more than 90 questions and 8 hours of debate on Wednesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated to Republican senators he believes he now has the votes to defeat any Democratic motion that the Senate consider new witnesses when the Senate decides that question on Friday, according to two GOP sources. That would allow him to skip to the final stages of the trial, the sources said.
"You again?" Sen. Bernie Sanders booms when he spots reporters covering his campaign waiting for his arrival on Capitol Hill as he heads to the Senate trial.Sanders explains his question from Wednesday Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts reads a question during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate in Washington, Jan. 30, 2020.
Sen. Rand Paul speaks to the media about the "whistleblower" question blocked by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during the impeachment trial proceedings of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, Jan. 30, 2020.He refused to comment when asked why he wasn't in the Senate chamber.1:01 p.m. GOP's Rand Paul to insist Roberts read his whistleblower question
Several of his Republicans colleagues, including Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Chuck Grassley, had previously warned him from doing so. Sen. Richard Blumenthal told us just moments ago that if Paul - or any senator - attempts to name the whistleblower, they should be faced with serious sanctions.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference with Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Mazie Hirono before the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump starts for the day on Jan. 30, 2020, in Washington.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, speaking before Thursday's trial session, begins by saying the first day of questioning “showed how flimsy, how specious and how dangerous the Republican arguments were.
Schumer also called out Alan Dershowitz for his argument that the president’s actions – even if aimed at increasing his chances of reelection – are not impeachable because the president believed his reelection is in the public interest. Deputy White House Counsel Patrick Philbin answers questions during impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump at the Capitol, Jan. 29, 2020.
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