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Either pressure on mitch mcconnell. >> mitch mcconnell already said hes working hand in hand with the white house on this. hes not impartial juror. >> mcconnell has rejected democratic calls to subpoena witnesses and documents in the initial trials resolution and has scoffed at the democratic pressure play. >> im not sure what leverage there is in refraining from sending us something we do not want. >> and the reality is the expectation, at least according to people im talking to on both sides o...

Rhetorical fight sitting at snar stage. >> all the people that donald trump has said that can profess his innocence, he hasnt let come before congress and shes trying to make sure that they can testify before the senate. >> reporter: and to some degree, a clear democratic strategy to get under the presidents skin. something sources tell cnn is exactly what is happening. >> they are playing games. they are ridiculous, phony fraudulent articles. >> reporter: but more importantly to the united stat...

United states senate in an impeachment trial to -- that will decide on whether the president is convicted and removed from office, to not hear any witnesses. >> reporter: mcconnell has rejected democratic calls to subpoena witnesses and documents in the initial trial rules resolution and scoffed at the democratic pressure play. >> im not sure what leverage there is in refraining from sending us something we do not want. >> reporter: as congress moves toward the new year, the most crucial questio...

Remain where it has been for days at an impasse. no conversations between the top two senate leaders have occurred or are likely before january. with the action tabled for the moment, a clear democratic strategy has emerged, to get under the presidents skin, something sources tell cnn is happening. >> theyre playing games, dont want to put in their articles, ridiculous phony articles. >> reporter: more important, democratic sources say, to exert pressure on senate majority mitch mcconnell. >> if...