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The fifth day of the impeachment trial in the Senate of Trump, who was the first president to be blamed by Democrats for his role in the Congressional raid and was tried with a second request for impeachment, continues with surprising developments.
In the Senate General Assembly, which met at 10 am local time, the Democratic attorneys stated that they wanted to call Republican Congressman Jaime Herrera Beutler as a witness, a request that was accepted in the vote.
TRUMP’S LAWYERS AND DEMOCRAT FOSECUTORS AGREEMENT
However, according to the agreement between Trump’s lawyers and Democratic prosecutors, it was decided to include the testimony in question in the evidence and not to call any witnesses. Thus, the possibility of prolonging Trump’s impeachment trial with new witnesses was eliminated.
In the Senate General Assembly, where the parties are still making their closing presentations, it is stated that today the final vote can be taken on whether Trump is guilty or not.
Democratic attorneys in the morning session stated that Republican Rep. Beutler, who spoke by phone with House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on January 6, should be heard as a witness. Trump’s lawyers emphasized that they did not accept that step, which came at the last minute.
Later, in the vote on the request for the summons of witnesses, between 45 and 55 senators voted to “listen to the witnesses.”
THE TRUMP IS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY OBSERVED
In order for Trump to be found guilty in the 100-seat Senate, at least 2 in 3 (67 senators) must vote against Trump.
In current Senate arithmetic, where Democrats and Republicans each have 50 seats, Trump almost certainly was acquitted by the votes of Republican senators.
Most Republicans who made statements about the trial so far had sent the message that they would vote for Trump.
The impeachment clause, in which Trump is accused of “inciting rebellion,” was accepted in the House of Representatives on January 14, in connection with the raid on Congress, in which 5 people died, including a policeman.
