If House Democrats’ case is this deficient, this thin, the answer is not for the judge and jury to cure it here in the Senate. No witnesses testified in person then, either, though McConnell advocated it and three witnesses were deposed at the Senate’s request. As Schumer has pointed out, the witnesses Republicans wanted to appear in 1999 had already given grand jury testimony. What’s clear is that Republicans fear what White House officials might say about Trump and Ukraine; Democrats fear that Trump will not only walk away from the impeachment but also win reelection. ADAmy Klobuchar would ask one of the strikers whether she could borrow a comb, having brought along her dinner salad.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2019 23:26 UTC