Only two Republican senators backed the Democrats in the motion to call for further witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
were the only Republican senators who backed the Democrats in the motion which was voted down by 51-49.
"The President was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He is impeached forever. There can be no acquittal without a trial. And there is no trial without witnesses, documents and evidence. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. She has slammed the vote in the Senate not to allow further witnesses or evidence in Donald Trump's impeachment trial.Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer described the result as"a grand tragedy, one of the worst tragedies that the Senate has ever overcome.
"If the president is acquitted with no witnesses, no documents, any acquittal will have no value because Americans will know that this trial was not a real trial. It's a tragedy on a very large scale."Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental to the vote result. McConnell told Republican senators earlier in the week that vulnerable GOPs were at risk in the election if there was a protracted impeachment trial caused by more witnesses.
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