WASHINGTON, Jan 10 — US Democrats yesterday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trump's pending impeachment trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks with reporterson Capitol Hill in Washington May 7, 2019. — Reuters pic
“Those votes at the beginning of the trial will not be the last votes on witnesses and documents. Make no mistake, we will continue to revisit the issue,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. But securing witnesses could also open a Pandora's box for Democrats. Trump has said he would like to hear from former Vice President Joe Biden, his businessman son Hunter Biden, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint launched the impeachment inquiry.“When we start allowing national security advisers to just go up and say whatever they want to say... We can't do that,” he told reporters at the White House.
McConnell told other Republican lawmakers he expects to get the articles as soon as Friday, which would set up a trial for next week, according to a source familiar with the discussion. The House also charged him with obstructing Congress by directing administration officials and agencies not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry.
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