The Senate majority leader can afford to have only two of his members side with the Democrats if the minority leader forces a chamber vote on whether to allow witnesses during the trial.
, a battle waged between leaders of Congress' upper chamber over how his trial will play out.
However, it remains to be seen if any of those three will break with McConnell to approve Schumer's demands, as they hold their cards close. The Kentucky Republican can afford to have only four of his members succumb to the New York Democrat's wishes, presuming Chief Justice John Roberts would cast a tie-breaker vote. Schumer has expressed confidence that perhaps GOP members might defect.
As a whole, Senate Republicans responded unenthusiastically to Schumer's demand to hear from Mulvaney, Bolton and others. Meanwhile, Democrats argue that hearing crucial evidence from witnesses regarding Trump's dealings with Ukraine would better fulfill their quest to act as impartial jurors and determine whether he should be removed.
"The House can't decide not to go to court, send us a half-baked case and then say, 'now you make something out of it,'" Senator Roy Blunt , a member of Senate leadership, argued Monday."I don't think you can approach this based on what the House should have done."
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