Each of the 11 amendments offered by Senate Democrats, which included measures subpoenaing a variety of entities and officials – including the White House and John Bolton – were defeated by the Republican-held Senate
The Senate adopted a resolution that outlines basic rules for how President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will operate after a marathon hearing that stretched into the early morning hours and resulted in both House managers and the president’s defense team being admonished by Chief Justice John Roberts..
The talking to came after the president’s legal team got into a heated back-and-forth with Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, who said if senators voted against subpoenaing Bolton they would be “part of the coverup.” The trial seemed it would continue later into the night, though, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced another amendment, the ninth of the day, to provide for a vote on any motion to subpoena documents and witnesses.
Collins joined Democrats in criticizing the resolution, causing McConnell to adjust the language before it was debated on the floor throughout the day and evening. The measure would require that any new documents admitted in the Senate trial that had previously been subpoenaed by the House be made available to members of both parties, which Democrats said would prevent the"selective" admission of evidence from the president.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s eyes closed several times as House managers argued that officials and documents should be subpoenaed. As his body started to lean forward, falling deeper into sleep, he caught himself and jolted back. Democrats’ fifth attempt to call witnesses and documents failsThe Senate voted 53-47 to table Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s amendment that would have subpoenaed documents relevant to the allegations against Trump from the Pentagon.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had suggested Democrats bundle their amendments together for a single vote, rather than the sequence of debates and votes that have happened so far. "We will not back off on getting votes on all of these amendments, which we regard as extremely significant and important to the country," he said on the Senate floor.
Democrats sought his testimony as someone with “firsthand knowledge” of the campaign to pressure Ukraine into opening politically motivated investigations. “The subject of this amendment should appear before the Senate if we’re going to have a free and fair trial,” Jeffries argued. He criticized Democrats for disagreeing “with the president politically" but not"satisfying the constitutional standard" to remove him.
She also touched on juggling the 2020 campaign with the Iowa Caucus approaching with serving as a Senator. The Senate has already rejected three subpoena requests from Schumer on party-line votes of 53 to 47.Senate again rejects subpoena for budget documentsThe Senate voted 53 to 47 to reject a proposed subpoena Tuesday for budget documents about Ukraine military aid for the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
He noted that 87 senators voted to provide the funding. Office of Management and Budget documents could help explain how and why the money was held, he said. The Senate has already rejected his two earlier proposals on party-line votes to subpoena documents from the White House and the State Department.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., proposed to subpoena department documents to overcome the administration’s stonewalling. The House impeached Trump for accusations that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rival. “The State Department has not produced a single document in response to the congressional subpoena,” said Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., one of the managers prosecuting the president.
“The Constitution allows it, if necessary,” Sekulow said. “The Constitution demands it, if necessary.”What's it like inside the Senate trial? Senators Ben Sasse, R-NE., and David Perdue, R-GA., sometimes whispered back and forth, resulting in quiet chuckles, while Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., handed Sen. Warner, D-VA., what appeared to be a cough drop or a piece of candy.
Jay Sekulow, one of Trump’s personal lawyers, patted the backs of fellow legal team members as they filed out of the chamber for recess.Sleepy senator?Sen. Jim Risch, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was the first senator who appeared to doze off during the hours-long debate. Demings is one of three women on the seven-person group of House impeachment managers, who serve a role akin to prosecutors. Two of the managers are members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and one is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Schumer introduces a second amendment Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a second amendment to the rules that would subpoena all relevant State Department documents. Lofgren, D-Calif., is one of three women on the seven-member team of house managers. The impeachment trials of Presidents Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson featured an all-male team of house managers.
She concluded, explaining that how this trial is remembered will be up to senators. “History is watching.”"It pains me": Jeff Flake spotted watching the trial unfold Former Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., was among the spectators in the balcony watching today's impeachment trial proceedings. Flake sat in the front row of the balcony ringing the Senate floor, silently observing the proceedings unfold.
Asked whether he thought proceedings were fair, Flake replied,"fairness is what the Senate decides." "If any amendments are brought forward to force premature decisions on mid-trial questions, I will move to table such amendments and protect our bipartisan precedent," McConnell said in a speech on the Senate floor earlier. White House lawyers attack case as threat to the republicPresident Donald Trump’s defense team blasted the impeachment case against him as a "ridiculous" and"outrageous" threat to the republic, rather than debate the trial rules they supported.
“A partisan impeachment is like stealing an election,” Cipollone told senators. “It’s a partisan impeachment that they delivered to your doorstep.”Schiff: Trump “corrupt” even if dressed in “gaudy legal clothing”The lead House manager, Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., outlined the case against Trump while arguing the Senate needs to subpoena more witnesses and documents in order to conduct a fair trial.
The charge of obstruction resulted from Trump directing his administration to defy congressional subpoenas while investigating the misconduct, Schiff said. Unlike the more raucous proceedings in the House, when Republicans would vocally voice their disapproval of Democrats' arguments by booing Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, senators quietly took notes, intently listening to Schiff's arguments. - Christal Hayes and Nicholas Wu
Roberts, who succeeded Rehnquist and is in his 15th term as chief justice, has never adorned his robe with any accoutrements. The trial of Trump will be no exception. Public packing balcony at trialMembers of the public packed the balcony overlooking the chamber, including actress and activist Alyssa Milano, who sat in the front row, listening intently.
Democratic senators similarly shook hands and exchanged words with House managers before the trial got underway. Schumer: McConnell wants 'rushed' trialSenate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Tuesday he will propose changes to Republicans' proposed rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
“It cannot be overstated how serious this charge is,” Schumer said. “If foreigners can interfere in our elections and determine the outcome instead of the American people determining the outcome, our democracy is vastly eroding.”Schumer acknowledged the difficulty he faces in changing McConnell’s proposal. A 51-vote majority will set the rules in the chamber, where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority over Democrats.
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah and a key potential swing vote in the chamber, said the objections over arguments being heard over two days – possibly leaving the trial in session into the early morning hours – was “kind of a nothing issue." He explained that the media will cover the trial “whether it happens at 2 a.m. or 2 in the afternoon” and that most people would not watch the trial in its entirety but rather would watch short clips of the events.
Schiff also said compressing arguments into 12-hour days that begin at 1 p.m., as proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would discourage people from watching the trial. Schiff said the argument time was expanded from six-hour days during the 1999 trial of former President Bill Clinton.
Here are some of the rules that must be followed during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump: After opening arguments, senators would have 16 hours to pose written questions to both sides through Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the trial. Who are the managers?: Who are the 7 impeachment managers selected for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump?
A 51-vote majority of senators will set the rules – both at the beginning of the trial and whether to call witnesses – in a chamber with 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats. “In light of your extensive knowledge of these key events, your personal representation of President Trump threatens to undermine the integrity of the pending trial,” the managers said in the letter.“The Democrats are an utter joke - they have no case, and this latest political stunt proves it," he said.
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