The point of contention is whether they will need to be called for the impeachment trial once the Democrats present their case. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said that the Senate will decide on whether any witnesses are necessary once the Democratic prosecution is complete.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Cal., is saying that if Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., doesn't get to call witnesses, that result would be a coverup.
But neither Pelosi nor Schumer seem awfully enthusiastic about calling the CIA "whistleblower" or Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter as trial witnesses.
So though -- possibly -- testimony from John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, would hurt Trump, a number of witnesses summoned by Republicans are very likely to stir up bad PR for Democrats.
In other words, it seems likely that Pelosi is hoping no witnesses are called so that she can use the word "coverup" while Democrats are spared the harsh light of Senate exposes. But there is no doubt that a number of GOP senators would be happy to pay back House Democrats for their impeachment theater of the absurd, and that would mean summoning witnesses that put the Democrats to shame, though this might be handled, once the trial is over, during regular oversight hearings.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Cal., is saying that if Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., doesn't get to call witnesses, that result would be a coverup.
But neither Pelosi nor Schumer seem awfully enthusiastic about calling the CIA "whistleblower" or Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter as trial witnesses.
So though -- possibly -- testimony from John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, would hurt Trump, a number of witnesses summoned by Republicans are very likely to stir up bad PR for Democrats.
In other words, it seems likely that Pelosi is hoping no witnesses are called so that she can use the word "coverup" while Democrats are spared the harsh light of Senate exposes. But there is no doubt that a number of GOP senators would be happy to pay back House Democrats for their impeachment theater of the absurd, and that would mean summoning witnesses that put the Democrats to shame, though this might be handled, once the trial is over, during regular oversight hearings.
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