Chuck Schumer says he is prepared to 'force votes for witnesses and documents' in the Senate impeachment trial if Mitch McConnell does not call for it in his proposal
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday night he is prepared to"force votes for witnesses and documents" in the Senate impeachment trial if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell does not call for it in his proposal.
"We have the right to do it, We are going to do it and we are going to do it at the beginning on Tuesday if leader McConnell doesn't call for these witnesses in his proposal," Schumer said at a press conference in New York."We're allowed to amend it, and ask for them. I am allowed to amend it -- and then if they say well let's wait and hear the arguments we'll want a vote after they hear the arguments as well and we will do everything we can to force votes again.
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