Senate Republicans secured the votes to block additional witnesses and documents for President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, with Sen. Lisa Murkwoski’s (R-AK) announcement Friday that she will oppose a measure seeking witnesses for the trial.
With only two Republicans planning to join Democrats in a witness vote slated for Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will have the votes to move to the next phase of the trial without authorizing subpoenas House managers were seeking. Democrats needed four Republican votes to move to the next step of considering witnesses.
This will be the first impeachment trial in U.S. history to end …read more
Source:: TPM
