Democrats are pressing for upfront commitments to subpoena Bolton, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, and othersNancy Pelosi. Picture: AFP/SAUL LOEB
While some Democrats, on Tuesday, continued to support Pelosi’s strategy to hold back the articles to get a commitment from Senate Republicans on the trial rules, others suggested the battle was all but over. Pelosi said on Tuesday that is was “misleading” for McConnell to say that the format he’s proposing resembles the Clinton trial, since witnesses were deposed in that example. “This process is not only unfair but designed to deprive Senators and the American people of crucial documents and testimony,” Pelosi said in her letter to colleagues.
“We are telling our Republican colleagues, you can run but you can’t hide,” Schumer said. “There will be votes on the four witnesses we have asked for. There will be votes on the three sets of documents we have requested. And there may be votes on other witnesses and documents as well.”