McConnell does not rule out witnesses for Trump’s impeachment
The Republican US Senate majority leader says he will not decide on calling witnesses before hearing opening arguments
Washington — US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that Republicans had not ruled out hearing witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, one of the main sticking points in drafting rules for the proceedings.
However, McConnell made clear that he would not accede to a Democrat request for the Senate to agree ahead of time to take testimony during the trial. The Republican leader instead repeated his position in an interview with Fox News Channel that any decision on witnesses be made after opening arguments in the case from both Democrats and representatives for Trump...
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