But only two Democrats were considered truly up for grabs because of the strong support for Trump in their states: Sens. On Wednesday senators are planning to start their public questioning of both the defense team and the Democratic House impeachment managers, with key votes on whether to call witnesses. The outcome of a vote on allowing witnesse, expected Friday, remained uncertain after a closed-door strategy session of Senate Republicans on Tuesday afternoon. After the Trump team initially sidestepped the Bolton reports in their arguments Monday, Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow urged the Senate on Tuesday to ignore the recent reports. Several questions are expected about Bolton, with Republicans focusing on why the House didn’t push harder to get his testimony.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 28, 2020 19:02 UTC