Another Late Night Roumdup

After President Trump's lawyers ended their final day of arguments, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly told senators in a meeting he did not currently have the votes to block Democrats from calling witnesses https://t.co/RlVQCDrnGK pic.twitter.com/snWtMyrycO

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 29, 2020

The Des Moines Register pushes for witnesses & on #SenJoniErnst says “Some Iowans watching her daily commentaries to reporters as ...may question her allegiance to the U.S. Constitution and the integrity of the U.S. Senate.” #ImpeachmentTrial https://t.co/H7zMdLyx1p

— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) January 29, 2020

The corruption runs deep.

Sure sounds like he sent deputies to the NSC lawyers to officially report concerns, multiple times between July and his departure in September. In addition to whatever he himself reported to NSC lawyers and Barr https://t.co/uQXHHVppmX

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) January 29, 2020

Here are my takeaways:

Trump’s lawyers cannot, and did not, defend him on the facts.

Their defense has evolved to this: he did it, so what?

His lawyers strengthened our case that the Senate must hear from Bolton.

A fair trial requires key witnesses. Will America have one?

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 28, 2020

The President’s lawyers say this is about a “policy debate.”

It is not.

Unless that policy provides that a president can be as corrupt as he chooses and there is nothing Congress can do about it.

That must never be the policy of the United States.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 28, 2020

Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/hhjk5IVn8h pic.twitter.com/Gw3gzkNOtQ

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 29, 2020

We live in hope.