Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed Monday that Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) impeachment resolution ” is nothing short of a national disgrace.”
McConnell’s resolution also contains a proposal to vote on a motion as to “whether it shall be in order to consider and debate under the impeachment rules any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents.”
Schumer wrote in a tweet:
It’s clear Sen. McConnell is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents and intent on rushing the trial through. On something as important as impeachment, Senator McConnell’s resolution is nothing short of a national disgrace. Included in Schumer’s tweet was a statement that read:
“We are gratified that the draft resolution protects the President’s rights to a fair trial,” White House legislative aide Eric Ueland said of the resolution. “We look forward to presenting a vigorous defense of the President on the facts and the process as quickly as possible and seeking an acquittal as swiftly as possible.”
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