Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) rejected an offer on Dec. 17 from Democrats to call four new witnesses during the Senate impeachment trial.
McConnell, the Republican majority leader, announced his decision in a speech on the Senate floor in response to a letter from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Complying with Schumer’s request would set a “nightmarish precedent,” McConnell said, highlighting the highly partisan process that has marked the impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives.
