House managers have roughly 16 hours over two days left for opening arguments.
This is how the day is unfolding. Please refresh for updates.At a morning news conference, without saying their names, Schumer calls again on four Republican senators -- Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee -- to join Democrats in calling for witnesses and documents, before directly addressing the president and his GOP allies.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to the press ahead of opening statement in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C."I will say this to president than any of my Republican friends: if the American people believe this is not a fair trial, which right now they seem to believe because there were no witnesses and documents, acquittal will have zero value to the president or to the Republicans," he says.
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