framework served the senate and the nation well. but then senate mcconnell reminded the senate there was no agreement on taking any witness testimony until the senate trial was already underway. >> and president clinton's trial, we handled procedural issues in two, two separate senate resolutions that passed at different times. the first resolution passed namessly before the trial. it sketched out basic things like scheduling, opening arguments, and the timing of a motion to dismiss. other more detailed questions about the middle and the end of the trial, including whether any witnesses would be called were reserved for a second resolution that was passed in the middle of the trial itself.