Democrats appeared to have fallen short in their bid to secure the votes needed to call witnesses in President Trump’s ImpeachmentTrial, clearing the way for Trump’s likely acquittal as early as this weekend. More here:
WASHINGTON - Democrats appeared to have fallen short on Thursday in their bid to garner the votes needed to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, clearing the way for his likely acquittal as early as this weekend.
Republican Senator Susan Collins broke with her party and announced her support for witnesses. But Democrats needed at least of three of her colleagues to defect and give them the 51 votes needed to call witnesses and prolong the trial. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives impeached Trump in December, formally accusing him of abusing his power for pressuring Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. The House also charged Trump with obstruction of Congress.
Trump and some other Republicans have pressed for months to unmask the intelligence official who filed the report and have tried to paint the individual as a partisan figure working with Democrats to destroy Trump’s presidency. Paul is one of several Republicans, including Trump, who have posted social media links to some of those news articles.
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