WASHINGTON -- Shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa administered the oath to Chief Justice John Roberts in the well of the Senate, asking him to swear "that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, president of the United States,"
WASHINGTON — Shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa administered the oath to Chief Justice John Roberts in the well of the Senate, asking him to swear “that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, president of the United States,” he would deliver impartial justice.
“I did the biggest deal ever done in the history of our country yesterday in terms of trade,” he said, referring to the China deal, “and that was the second story to a total hoax. Today, we just had passed the USMCA. It’s going to take the place of NAFTA, which was a terrible deal, and the USMCA will probably be second to this witch hunt hoax, which hopefully everyone knows is not going anywhere.”
And then, minutes after dismissing the reporters from the Oval Office, Trump issued the Twitter version of a shout.The all-caps tweet only underscored how Trump has become increasingly unnerved by the prospect of a Senate trial, even one in which his Republican allies are widely expected to acquit him. And by the few times the president did anything in public on Thursday, it was clear he was looking for ways to do something about it.
Democrats need four Republican votes to force the Senate to subpoena witnesses like John Bolton, the former White House national security adviser, to testify, and Alexander is one of four who have signaled a potential openness to breaking ranks. The president capped his day with a meeting with several campaign aides, where he grilled them on how voters were receiving impeachment.
Trump, always concerned about optics and how things play, has also expressed reservations about whether his lawyers will be aggressive enough during the televised Senate trial. McConnell has advised the president that the best trial is a short one and that witnesses can only create more unknowns.
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