if the senate denies our motions, it would be the only time in history it has rendered a judgment on articles of impeachment without hearing from a single witness or receiving a single relevant document from the president whose conduct is on trial. and why snl how can we justify this break from precedence? how would we justify? for what reason would we break precedence in these proceedings? there are many compelling reasons beyond precedent that demands subpoenas for witnesses and cases and documents in this case. and at this time i yield to manager garcia.