Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said on Thursday that he would vote against c...
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander speaks to reporters as he exits the Trump impeachment trial in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
WASHINGTON - Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said on Thursday that he would vote against calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, dealing a blow to Democrats who had hoped to hear from current and former top Trump aides. Alexander was one of a handful of Republicans that Democrats had hoped would side with them to reach a 51-vote majority necessary to call witnesses and subpoena other evidence.
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