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***Live Updates*** Trump Impeachment Trial: Senate to Vote on Witnesses

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The Senate will vote on additional witnesses on Friday before possibly taking a vote on acquittal in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.

Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.

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2:50 PM: Senate now takes a 15-minute recess after Schiff yields the rest of their time.

2:38 PM: Schiff again warns of the “long-lasting consequences” of a “no vote.” He says it will be a “dangerous precedent” and Trump’s actions constitute an attack on Congressional oversight and Congress’s ability to serve as a check and balance on the executive. Schiff says the Senate will essentially nullify the impeachment power by permitting a “categorical obstruction” and will “turn the impeachment power against itself.” He says “for all intents and purposes, the president will be above the law.”

2:35 PM: Lofgren claims Trump would fail if he invokes executive privilege and says it is inconceivable Bolton will not be able to testify about a book that will soon be published.

2:20 PM: Potential acquittal vote on Wednesday?

1:52 PM: Crow and Jeffries making the case again why the House managers believe Messrs. Bolton, Mulvaney, Blair, and Duffey should be called to testify. Crow says Bolton can help determine Trump’s state of mind and asks Senators how they want to go down in history. Jeffries says Mulvaney is important because Trump’s team argues that the House’s evidence is hearsay and will confirm the “corrupt shakedown scheme.” Jeffries now argues that Blair and Duffey can testify if they are always left in the dark when a president decides to withhold aid to a country and the “illegality of the hold.”

1:45 PM: Garcia says the Senate needs more witnesses so that the hearing is fair and there is a full evidentiary record. She says there cannot also be a total and complete exoneration without witnesses because an acquittal without an incomplete record will be “no exoneration.” She says if Trump is telling the truth and did nothing wrong, he would be an enthusiastic supporter of subpoenas.

1:30 PM: Demings claims the House managers have “overwhelmingly” proven its case but they still need witnesses for a fair trial and to ensure Americans get all of the information about Trump, who she says continues to be a threat to the country’s national security. She says the evidence is at their fingertips if they have any doubt about the evidence. Demings calls for a one-week pause for witnesses.

1:20 PM: Schiff begins by citing the New York Times report on Bolton’s book. Schiff says there is a new fact that indicates Cipollone was in the loop and this is another reason Democrats should hear from witnesses. He says the facts will continue to come out.

1:19 PM: The trial resumes, and McConnell says they will take a break after two hours. There will be up to four hours of debate on witnesses, equally divided between the two parties. Schiff is a proponent, so he will go first and says they will be reserving the balance of their time to respond to Trump’s team’s arguments.

12:55 PM: There will be four hours of debate on additional witnesses when the Senate gavels back in at the top of the hour. Cornyn reportedly said he would be “surprised” if the trial ended today.

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