Follow live: Democrats make a case for removing Trump for abuse of power as his allies lobby GOP senators to oppose witnesses. Opening arguments in the impeachment trial continue now.
Republican Sens. James Lankford and Thom Tillis both defended President Trump after House managers laid out in meticulous detail his conduct that led to his impeachment.firing former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch
. He said that Trump was merely"frustrated" about facing the Russia investigation and was acting appropriately. He also said when asked about a subpoena for former national security adviser John Bolton or acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney that doing so would stretch out the trial to two to five months — rather than two to five weeks.It's unclear what Lankford's evidence is that a subpoena would stretch the impeachment trial into months.
Sources in communication with Senate majority Leader Mitch McConnell have said he wants this trial to last about 10 days. Under the current schedule laid out in the trial rules, if there's no witnesses or documents subpoenaed, the SenateWhen asked if he had any concerns with Trump’s conduct, Sen. Tillis, who is up for reelection this year, said:
“No. What concerns me is Mr. Schiff is spending most of his time saying, ‘Boy I wish I had more time to make my case.'”
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