The Senate spent the first day and much of the night debating rules drawn up by Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Democrats resisted and failed along party lines. It happened again and again and again.
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The first full day of the impeachment trial of President Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors felt more like Groundhog Day than The West Wing.
The Democratic impeachment managers, led by Representative Adam Schiff, made a lengthy legal case about why they believed the rules were inadequate. They laid out their case about why Trump merited conviction and offered a constitutional argument based on precedent about why documents and witnesses were required. Trump’s lawyers made a series of loud noises more appropriate for a primetime segment on Fox News than a legal proceeding.
The partisan stalemate began when, after two initial hours of argument, Democrats first offered a motion to amend the rules to subpoena documents from the White House. Senators then voted along party lines to reject the argument offered by impeachment managers with 53 Republicans voting for and 47 Democrats voted against. It then began all over again. They then offered a motion to subpoena documents from the State Department. It failed 53-47.
The proceedings felt mechanical. The utter lack of drama was reinforced in the late afternoon, when Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who is considered one of the swing Republicans, said that she would not vote to support any of the Democratic motions at this time but said it is likely she would support a motion to subpoena witnesses later in the trial.
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