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'Ass-Backwards': Trump Impeachment Trial Begins With Battle Over Rules, Documents And Witnesses
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40:32Now PlayingSenators 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 (DCalif.), 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. []
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 “assbackwards,” requiring the House to present its case before considering whether to call witnesses and demand White House documents that Trump has been withholding. []
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