Democratic senator defends decision not to call witnesses: They weren t going to get more Republican votes thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“We have no regrets at all. We left it totally out there on the floor of the U.S. Senate, and every senator knew exactly what happened. And just go back and listen to McConnell’s speech,” Raskin said on NBC s Meet the Press, referencing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
“It could be First Amendment. It could be bill of attainder. It could be due process. I mean, all of them are nonsense,” Raskin told host Chuck Todd
Raskin’s fellow impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett
McConnell, she said, agreed with us. They all agreed with us. . We didn t need more witnesses. We needed more senators with spines.
The call marked the first time the entire caucus convened in the wake of the Capitol being breached, with multiple members voicing concerns about security in the future.
A sizable number of House Republican lawmakers have expressed strong frustration with the rhetoric Trump and his allies used reiterating unsubstantiated claims the election was stolen and encouraging his supporters to march to the Capitol before the violent insurrection, which left five dead.
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Trump s calls for action on Wednesday came as lawmakers were set to affirm the 2020 election results, with a number of Republicans challenging the results in swing states that President-elect Joe Biden