What had become the key drama of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, whether to hear new testimony and evidence, was resolved Friday evening by a 51-49 vote against. So what have Americans, and those watching from Canada and around the world, learned through this whole ordeal? Let’s go to the definitive interpretive text, the statement of Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander. Throughout Friday, as lawyers made arguments and the Senate’s leaders chaotically negotiated how to draw the curtain on this production, other Republican senators echoed his logic. The Senate was never going to deliver the final verdict.

Source: thestar February 01, 2020 12:00 UTC