Barring a last minute intervention from Roberts to break a tie in the Senate to hear witnesses, the trial will soon conclude with Trump’s acquittal
Photo: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images After one bombshell whistleblower report, hearings before two committees of the House of the Representatives, six days of oral arguments in the United States Senate, and 180 questions read aloud by Chief Justice John Roberts, the impeachment saga is all but over.
Of the other three, Romney expressed support for hearing from witnesses in recent days, and Collins issued a formal statement on Thursday saying that she would vote to support hearing witness testimony. Murkowski still has to make up her mind, telling reporters on Thursday night, “I’m going to go back to my office, put some eye drops in so I can keep reading. I’ve been forming a lot of thoughts so that’s going to be my job now.
One frisson of excitement came at the beginning of the session, when Rand Paul — who spent Wednesday thwarted in efforts to make Roberts read a question naming the alleged whistleblower — tried the bit again. The Kentucky Republican rose and said, “I have a question to present to the desk for House Manager Schiff and President’s counsel.” He handed a question card to a Senate page who then walked up to the dais and handed it to the Chief Justice. Roberts looked at it for a moment.
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