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Senate Votes Down Witnesses, Sets Vote on Impeachment Articles For Feb. 5
by Jack Phillips

Senate Republicans rejected a resolution to call witnesses late Friday and approved a resolution that calls for a vote on the two articles of impeachment to be held on Wednesday in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Senators voted along party lines 53-47 approving Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) resolution, which sets up the timeline for the rest of the trial proceedings.

It calls for closing statements to be heard starting Monday 11 a.m., which will “not exceed four hours and [will] be equally divided between the House and the President to be used as under the Rules of Impeachment.”

Once the closing arguments from both sides have been delivered, the trial will be adjourned until Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, when senators will move to vote on the articles of impeachment—abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

In the interim period, senators can speak on the Senate floor and explain their votes, reported The Hill.

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/senate-votes-down-resolution-to-call-impeachment-witnesses_3223438.html

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