Sen. Tommy Tuberville revealed a new and surprising detail about his communication with the then-president that shed light on Trump s state of mind during the January 6 attack.
The proceedings in Donald Trump's impeachment trial were briefly halted after a House Republican offered new details of a phone call between the former US president and the House minority leader about the Capitol riots.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Friday called for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to be suspended in order to depose House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
GOP leader McCarthy and Trump reportedly got into an expletive-laden argument on a phone call as the January 6 Capitol riot was still unfolding, three sources briefed on the matter told NBC News on Friday. McCarthy placed the call to Trump, according to a source familiar with the matter, reported NBC. Trump told McCarthy on the call, Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are, according to Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., and another Republican member familiar with the conversation. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Impeachment trial: Trump lawyers wrap up defense
Closing arguments in former US President Donald Trump s impeachment trial started Saturday after the Senate reached a deal to skip witness testimony.
US senators had been close to concluding the trial , when proceedings were briefly halted as Democrats, along with five Republicans, initially won a vote to call witnesses.
The trial rules say that if senators agree to hear witnesses, votes to hear additional testimony would be allowed.
Hours later, senators agreed to accept new information from a Republican congresswoman about Trump s actions on the day of the deadly Capitol siege on January 6 and proceed from there without calling witnesses.