"I’ve cast more than 7,000 votes in my Senate time and I've never asked anyone for permission on how to vote," Collins told "The Story" in an exclusive interiview. I would also argue it’s very sexist that he thinks that I somehow got permission to vote for witnesses, a position I’d taken from the very beginning." Following the vote, Frum, who now writes for the Atlantic, tweeted: "I don't know why I feel so sure of this, yet I am sure: Susan Collins asked Mitch McConnell for permission to vote for witnesses. "I worked hard to ensure that there would be a vote on whether to proceed to witnesses," Collins told host Martha MacCallum, adding that neither she nor Romney "asked for permission." "I’ve cast more than 7,000 votes in my Senate time and I've never asked anyone for permission on how to vote."

Source: Fox News February 06, 2020 02:18 UTC