Key GOP Senator Takes Offense to House Manager’s ‘Cover-Up’ Accusation

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is interviewed following the GOP weekly policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 31, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A key swing-vote Republican senator told reporters she was offended by a claim levied by one of the House impeachment managers that Republicans are engaging in a “cover-up” during the trial against President Donald Trump, and questioned why Democrats didn’t go to the courts to obtain more evidence.

“I took it as very offensive,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told local media on Jan. 22. “As one who is listening attentively and working hard to get to a fair process, I was offended.”