House Democrats and defense lawyers made final arguments Thursday for more than nine hours on the eve of Friday's crucial vote on additional evidence and witnesses.
Officially structured as the second day of the question-and-answer portion of the trial, the tenor and content of the questions directed to both the president's lawyers and the Democratic House managers grew increasingly partisan and rhetorical as the day wore on.
Alexander confirmed that he would vote against any proposals for further witnesses. Collins broke the other way, announcing that she will vote to admit additional evidence in the trial. On balance, Alexander's no vote may have dealt a mortal blow to Democrats' hopes of calling additional witnesses in Trump's trial.
Senators are ordered to remain silent throughout the trial; their questions for the legal teams were submitted in writing to Roberts, who read them aloud in the chamber. Schiff, in an appeal to Republican senators, proposed limiting additional depositions in the trial to just one week.
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