ADADDemocrats spent much of the Senate impeachment trial imploring GOP senators to allow new evidence in the case against Trump. Trump and administration officials repeatedly stonewalled the House impeachment probe, refusing to allow some witnesses to testify and to provide requested documents. On Friday, the Senate voted 51 to 49 to block new witnesses and documents, clearing the way for Trump’s acquittal next week. “Every single Republican Senator voted to endorse the White House coverup of these potentially important truth-revealing emails,” Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement Saturday. Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), who led the prosecution, warned Friday that the contents of such emails will eventually be public.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2020 17:50 UTC