The Senate blocked the sixth proposed amendment to the impeachment trial rules, once again on a party line vote. The latest amendment aimed to subpoena Trump aides.
McConnell wants to speed things up, but Schumer refuses to budge on votes on his amendmentsSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday night pitched the idea of stacking the votes on amendments offered by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in the hopes of speeding up the debate on Democratic proposals to change the proposed rules of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
But Schumer refused to budge, saying that he wants to make senators vote on each and every one of his amendments -- though he did say he's willing to end debate for the night and pick up the debate on Wednesday. A quorum vote was then held, essentially a roll call that became a timeout for the two leaders to discuss the issue with each other. CNN's Ted Barrett said the quorum call may give the leaders a little time to discuss a path forward.
Schumer said there are multiple amendments that he wants to propose, most of which are meant to compel testimony or documents from Trump administration officials or government agencies. Each of those amendments comes with an hour for Democratic House impeachment managers to make their case, another hour for Trump's legal team to offer a rebuttal and then additional time for the House team to respond.
If no deal is reached, the amendment process could drag deep into the night. Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican who is close to McConnell, told CNN earlier that McConnell wants to get done with the vote on the impeachment trial's rules by Tuesday night and start on opening statements on Wednesday.
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