Although the Senate is all but certain to acquit the president tomorrow, both leaders face the possibility of defections from their ranks.
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Collins' decision comes less than a day after her fellow moderate Republican, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, announced that she also would vote to acquit. Trump's acquittal is all-but-certain, and the number of senators who could deflect from their respective party ranks is dwindling.Susan Collins speaks on the Senate floor, Feb. 4, 2020, in Washington, DC.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski walks in the basement at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 30, 2020, while leaving at the end of a session in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, in Washington. In a speech following McConnell on Tuesday, Schumer said that Republican's failure to call witnesses in the case makes people believe"that the administration, its top people and Senate Republicans are all hiding the truth."
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