WASHINGTON– Senate Republicans declined Democrats’ needs to call brand-new witnesses and documents in President Trump’s impeachment trial, clearing the method for an acquittal on abuse of power and obstruction-of-Congress charges next week.
The 51-49 vote late Friday afternoon represented a major success for Republican leadership, which has looked for to finish the trial as quickly as possible and avoid statement that might be politically harmful. Democrats had invested weeks calling for the Senate to subpoena former national security …
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