Anonymous ID: ab93f6 April 7, 2022, 1:07 p.m. No.16031298   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>1311 >>1325

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The 53-47 Split

 

The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump got off to a strongly partisan and grueling, more than 12-hour start, with Senate Republicans repeatedly brushing aside Democratic proposals to subpoena witnesses and documents, putting off those questions until next week.

 

In a string of 53-47 votes following party lines (and one that split 52-48) and stretching from Tuesday into Wednesday morning, the Republican-led Senate rejected 11 Democratic amendments to Majority Leader Mitch McConnellโ€™s ground rules for the trial. With a final 53-47 vote, it approved those rules, clearing the way for House Democrats to start formally presenting their case at 10 a.m. Pacific today.

 

The votes came after McConnell had abruptly backed off a plan to fast-track the trial by squeezing arguments from House Democrats and Trumpโ€™s lawyers into just four days. Under pressure from some Republicans, McConnell agreed to a total of six days.