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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jan 21, 2020, 09:52 PM Jan 2020

Democrats blocked three times from subpoenaing documents in Trump Senate impeachment trial

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., proposed Tuesday to subpoena acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

The Senate recessed for dinner until 8 p.m. before debating the proposal.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said there could be votes to subpoena witnesses and documents after opening arguments by the House managers prosecuting the case and Trump’s defense lawyers.

The Senate has already rejected three subpoena requests from Schumer on party-line votes of 53 to 47.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/second-vote-of-the-trump-impeachment-trial-blocks-attempt-by-democrats-to-subpoena-documents-live-updates/ar-BBZb5tu?li=BBnb7Kz

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Democrats blocked three times from subpoenaing documents in Trump Senate impeachment trial (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP
At this point, we should have taken the time to request Omen78 Jan 2020 #1
 

Omen78

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1. At this point, we should have taken the time to request
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:02 PM
Jan 2020

Subpoenas and push it through the court. The senate is, and we knew it was going to be, a dead end without providing a smoking gun. Day 1 - I’m disappointed in our approach, but proud of the House managers holding their ground.

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