Worried that actual facts could be re-broadcast live in a Senate impeachment trial, and worried that Democratic House Managers could ask for Pompeo, Mulvaney, Bolton and others to appear as witnesses, Senate Republicans are considering a trial with ZERO witnesses.
If facts are bad for Trump, let’s have a trial without those facts:
Senate Republicans are weighing a speedy impeachment trial that could include no witnesses for
President Trump’s legal team or for House Democrats.
The White House has indicated publicly that it has a wish list of potential witnesses, including House Intelligence Committee Chairman
Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Hunter Biden and the whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry.
But Republican senators, including Trump allies and members of leadership, appear reluctant to drag themselves through a drawn-out trial with messy procedural votes when the outcome appears pre-baked.
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