Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Face the Nation that further witnesses would also make it 'harder for those senators to vote for acquittal.'
"She is focusing a spotlight on the need to have a fair trial in the United States Senate," he said."And it's especially necessary when you have Mitch McConnell, who you quoted earlier, saying publicly that he's not going to be an impartial juror, even though that's what the oath will require."
The senator for Maryland went on to say he didn't know if President Trump was"trash talking" when he said he wanted witnesses called for the impeachment trial, but added:"If it was such a perfect phone call, then send on Mick Mulvaney down to talk about that perfect phone call. Send down John Bolton."
Later in the interview with CBS News, Van Hollen claimed that Republicans were"deathly afraid" of fact witnesses being called before the Senate for an impeachment trial.
McConnell also said that he would coordinate with President Trump's team on his trial defense, saying there was"zero chance" the commander-in-chief would be removed from office.
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