Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer: 'I remain hopeful that four Republican senators will join us in supporting witnesses and documents in this trial.'
Here is how the day is unfolding. Please refresh for updates.ABC's Trish Turner reports GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski met for 20 minutes Wednesday morning with Senate Majority Leader McConnell.As she leaves, Murkowski tells reporters, “You know I’m not going to share my personal thoughts with you this morning.”
During the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Chief Justice William Rehnquist asked that senators' questions be answered in less than five minutes. Roberts, who has presided over the Trump trial, read Rehnquist's directive on Tuesday, and said,"I think the late chief's time limit was a good one and would ask both sides to abide by it."
They could also raise questions about what White House lawyers knew of Bolton's account of conversations with the president. The former Trump adviser submitted a manuscript of his forthcoming book to the White House for a classification review. Both the managers and the president's lawyers could also rely on friendly senators to submit questions that help them reinforce their arguments to lawmakers.
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