Senators engaged in a furious fight over the rules as they started President Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, with Democrats earning a small victory when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) backed down from fast-tracking the proceeding.
Democrats lost the bigger battle over subpoenaing key witnesses and documents at the start of the trial, which Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the lead House impeachment manager, said was as important as the underlying articles of impeachment because that additional evidence could significantly shape how Americans view the charges against Trump. [[ Ссылка ]]
Adam Schiff, the lead House manager prosecuting the case, summed up the day’s proceedings. The Senate’s proposed process for the trial, he said, was simply “ass-backwards,” requiring the House to present its case before considering whether to call witnesses and demand White House documents that Trump has been withholding. [[ Ссылка ]]
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