Key moderate Senate Republicans criticized House Judiciary Chair Nadler after he claimed earlier this week that senators who do not support new witnesses and documents into the trial would be complicit in a cover-up.
"Well, I was stunned by Congressman Nadler's approach, and it reminded me that if we were in a normal debate in the Senate that the rule will be invoked to strike the words of the Senator, for imputing another Senator in this case," she said in a statement.
"So, I did write a note raising the issue of whether there had been a violation of the rules of the Senate, and I gave that note to Laura Dove, and well shortly thereafter the Chief Justice did admonish both sides and I was glad that he did," she added.Despite her objection to the remark, Collins said it would not affect her votes during the trial.
"The president is on trial in the Senate, but the Senate is on trial in the eyes of the American people. Will you vote to allow all the relevant evidence to be presented here? Or will you betray your pledge to be an impartial juror?" Nadler said. "Will you bring Ambassador Bolton here? Will you permit us to present you with the entire record of the president's misconduct?" he asked."Or will you instead choose to be complicit in the president's cover-up? So far, I'm sad to say, I see a lot of senators voting for a cover-up, voting to deny witnesses, an absolutely indefensible vote, obviously a treacherous vote.
"If the Democrats are smart, they won't put Jerry Nadler on the field again," Johnson said."He was so out of line. It's offensive accusing us of a cover-up."Geoff Bennett is a White House correspondent for NBC News.
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