U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski suggested she may break with her party an...
Senator Lisa Murkowski returns from a break in U.S. President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard
WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski suggested she may break with her party and vote in favor of calling additional witnesses, including former national security adviser John Bolton, in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. “This dispute about material facts weighs in favor of calling additional witnesses with direct knowledge. Why should this body not call Ambassador Bolton?” Murkowski asked in a question for the president’s lawyers read aloud by Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the proceedings.
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