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Trump impeachment witness battle: Four Republicans to watch

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5 years ago

Jan 31, 2020.

The US Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into whether he put pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden.

The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to vote today over whether witnesses and new documents should be part of the trial

Democrats want to hear from witnesses who could have first-hand knowledge of Trump’s actions, especially his former national security adviser, John Bolton.

There are 53 Republican senators, 45 Democrats and two independents aligned with the Democrats. If the 47 senators in the minority were to stick together in favour of witnesses, it would take only four Republicans to join them for the effort to succeed.

The four key Republican senators to witness are Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, Susan Collins of Maine, a centrist Republican and Lamar Alexander, a moderate Republican who is retiring at the end of the year.

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