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Have ideas for witnesses they might want to call. are you willing of senator mcconnell were to say, sure, we will do some of your witnesses, but you have to do some of ours -- >> senator schumer: i think the trial should be focused on the facts that the house presented. not on conspiracy theories that some established liars put forward, and somebody says, let's hear if the conspiracy theory is correct which has no relevance to the facts, so we ought to stick to the facts. if there are other witnesses who might have witnessed what happened. who might have very strong evidence on the facts that ...

Have a lengthy trial, because he wants the facts out there. he has never to this moment been able to present his side of the story. on the other hand, i have heard mitch mcconnell and lindsey graham and other say it shorter trial would serve the interests of the country better. maybe they are right. this is a very divisive process. spilling can i ask you one last question before chuck schumer gets underway? if van drew, the democratic congressman from new jersey does switch parties, will the republican party and the house majority, the nrcc, will they rally behind him and back him in the elect...

That the american people judge it to be fair. a fair trial is one where senators get all the facts and one that allows them to adjudicate the case impartially. two weeks ago now i told leader mcconnell that i was ready to discuss trial rules. instead of talking to me, he spoke publicly about what a trial may look like. and said that he was taking his cues from the white house. it was very partisan, very slanted, very unfair. so to get things back on track, i sent a letter to leader mcconnell last night outlining a very reasonable structure that would result in a fair trial. this morning i sent...

Interested in the facts and not having these witnesses come forward now, and remember, the standard at a trial is different than the standard when a prosecutor, in this case the house impeachment authority puts together a case. a trial is a place for witness witnesses. >> do you have now or are you confident that you will have the support from 51 senators? >> i expect to have the support from democrats and republicans, because the argument is so strong. and many republicans have voiced to me and many of my colleagues privately that they think what the president did is wrong, but they are just ...

Republican leadership has even refused to work with democrats on bipartisan solutions to secure our elections and deter foreign adversaries from interfering in our elections. all the productive activity in the congress is coming out of the house. the senate remains a legislative graveyard for so many different issues. now on impeachment. as you know, the house is expected to vote on the articles of impeachment this week. assuming the articles are adopted by the house, the senate will serve as a court of impeachment. conducting an impeachment trial in the senate is enormously weighty and solemn...