Senate Republicans on Tuesday suggested that they may not call up live witnesses to testify as part of a likely impeachment trial slated to begin in January -- a move that pits the Republican-led Senate against the desires of President Donald Trump.
Some Republicans had previously wanted former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, and the anonymous intelligence community whistleblower, whose complaint launched the House impeachment inquiry, to be called on as witnesses. "There’s people who want to call witnesses, there’s people who don’t want to call witnesses," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. said."I think the trial needs to end as quickly as possible."
GOP Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana warned that calling witnesses could be a"double edged sword" for both Republicans and Democrats. He said a"protracted period" with motions to call witnesses, offered by both sides of the aisle, and lots of votes isn't going to be popular for anyone. Ahead of the press conference, Senate Republicans met over lunch with law professor Jonathan Turley, the sole Republican witness who testified before the House Judiciary Committee last week.
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