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...WASHINGTON - Downcast Democrats have virtually abandoned all hope that the witnesses they want will testify in President Trump's impeachment trial.
...Their motions were jammed through on Tuesday, when the Senate was debating and voting on the rules of the trial - and McConnell, who put forth those rules, said the trial will allow the matter of witnesses to be taken up only after the six days of opening arguments by the House impeachment manager and Trump's defense team.
...Moderate Republicans including Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner and Lamar Alexander previously said they would be open to hearing from the likes of Bolton, but later in the trial, after opening arguments, per the McConnell rules, which follow the pattern of the rules used in the 1999 Bill Clinton impeachment trial.
...Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday morning vowed to continue to seek additional votes on witnesses later in the trial.
..."Right now, we haven't heard them wanting any witnesses at all, so our first quest is to continue to focus our efforts and focus the American people on the need for a fail trial which means witnesses and documents, witnesses and documents that reflect the truth," Schumer said.
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