Another key Republican announced opposition to calling witnesses in US President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to have testimony in the trial and paving the way for Trump’s expected acquittal.Senator Lisa Murkowski said yesterday that she carefully considered the need for witnesses and documents to be used in the trial that will determine whether Trump is removed from office, but ultimately decided against it.Murkowski said in a statement that the charges brought against Trump by the House were rushed and flawed and that “some of my colleagues” intended to further politicise the process.“Given …read more
Source:: Gulf times
