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Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "I'll be joining @CNNnewsroom shortly to discuss the impeachment trial as we head toward the all-important vote on whether or not to allow witnesses later today. Make sure to tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "After hearing from the House managers & the President's defense team as they made their cases & answered questions from Senators, I remain convinced that getting access to key documents & witnesses is essential to holding a full & fair trail. Anything less would be a cover up." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Senate's Failure to Call Witnesses for Impeachment Trial Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @MSNBC soon, I'll be joining @AriMelber to discuss the impeachment trial and the upcoming vote on whether or not the Senate will have relevant witnesses & key documents." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are afraid of a trial and afraid of the truth." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "As Senators prepare for 2nd day of questions, I remain convinced that we must call relevant witnesses like John Bolton. Without hearing from witnesses like Amb. Bolton and Mick Mulvaney, and without having access to key documents, we cannot have a full & fair trial." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Have not yet heard a good explanation for why these funds were held up after DoD officials sounded the alarm that it was in violation of the law & harmful to our Ukrainian allies. Like @RepJasonCrow said-this delay mattered. For Ukraine, in the midst of a war, any delay mattered." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Once again, here are the differences between our letter and the 7/25/19 call between President Trump and Zelensky" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "The argument Prof. Dershowitz made yesterday would set a dangerous precedent for Presidential power. If we accept that a President's personal/political interests are equal to our national interest, then it may well become impossible for Congress to hold any President accountable." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @MSNBC . I'll be on shortly with @chucktodd to discuss the impeachment trial as we head into the second day of questions from Senators." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on House Passage of the "No War Against Iran Act" Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 30, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on House Vote to Repeal the 2002 Iraq AUMF Resolution Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 30, 2020 Response to Duckworth's Question in Impeachment Trial: "We Have No Evidence" Trump Engaged in Legitimate Process for Withholding Foreign Aid Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 30, 2020 Durbin: Why Did President Trump Continue Holding Ukraine Military Aid Amid Warnings About Legality? Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Sec. Pompeo's stunning silence in the face of threats targeting Amb. Yovanovitch is inexcusable. As the nation's top diplomat, Sec. Pompeo must take seriously the well-being of the men & women who work at the State Dept. I'm joining my colleagues in demanding an investigation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Today's Passage of Legislation to Prevent Unauthorized War with Iran Rep. Chuy Garcia
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "In the first day of questioning by Senators, House managers & the President's lawyers debated the meaning of Bolton's and Mulvaney's statements & conflicting accounts of WH meetings. There's one way we can get to the bottom of all these issues -- calling witnesses & key documents." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - As Impeachment Focuses on Yovanovitch's Ouster, 22 Democrats Demand Pompeo Explain Steps to Protect U.S. Diplomats Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin Raises Question Of Executive Privilege In Impeachment Trial Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "My question for House managers: If President Trump were to actually invoke executive privilege, wouldn't he be required to identify the specific documents or communications containing sensitive material that he seeks to protect?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Today Senators will begin asking questions of both the House managers & the President's defense team. I look forward to hearing what both sides will have to say. But the elephant in the room remains--we cannot have a full & fair trial without key documents & relevant witnesses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "In a nation of 350 million people, the President's defense team decided that Ken Starr was the person to lecture Senators on not abusing the impeachment process? Breathtaking for anyone who remembers the Clinton impeachment proceedings." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "There's a reason the President's defense team hates the notion of allowing witnesses, documents, and evidence to be brought in this trial and before the American people. It's not a real trial without them. Senate Republicans must not be complicit in a cover-up." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @Morning_Joe soon. I'll be joining to discuss the latest in the impeachment trial." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "I'll be joining @CNNnewsroom shortly to discuss the impeachment trial as we head toward the all-important vote on whether or not to allow witnesses later today. Make sure to tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "After hearing from the House managers & the President's defense team as they made their cases & answered questions from Senators, I remain convinced that getting access to key documents & witnesses is essential to holding a full & fair trail. Anything less would be a cover up." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Senate's Failure to Call Witnesses for Impeachment Trial Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @MSNBC soon, I'll be joining @AriMelber to discuss the impeachment trial and the upcoming vote on whether or not the Senate will have relevant witnesses & key documents." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are afraid of a trial and afraid of the truth." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "As Senators prepare for 2nd day of questions, I remain convinced that we must call relevant witnesses like John Bolton. Without hearing from witnesses like Amb. Bolton and Mick Mulvaney, and without having access to key documents, we cannot have a full & fair trial." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Have not yet heard a good explanation for why these funds were held up after DoD officials sounded the alarm that it was in violation of the law & harmful to our Ukrainian allies. Like @RepJasonCrow said-this delay mattered. For Ukraine, in the midst of a war, any delay mattered." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Once again, here are the differences between our letter and the 7/25/19 call between President Trump and Zelensky" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "The argument Prof. Dershowitz made yesterday would set a dangerous precedent for Presidential power. If we accept that a President's personal/political interests are equal to our national interest, then it may well become impossible for Congress to hold any President accountable." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @MSNBC . I'll be on shortly with @chucktodd to discuss the impeachment trial as we head into the second day of questions from Senators." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on House Passage of the "No War Against Iran Act" Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 30, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on House Vote to Repeal the 2002 Iraq AUMF Resolution Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 30, 2020 Response to Duckworth's Question in Impeachment Trial: "We Have No Evidence" Trump Engaged in Legitimate Process for Withholding Foreign Aid Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 30, 2020 Durbin: Why Did President Trump Continue Holding Ukraine Military Aid Amid Warnings About Legality? Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Sec. Pompeo's stunning silence in the face of threats targeting Amb. Yovanovitch is inexcusable. As the nation's top diplomat, Sec. Pompeo must take seriously the well-being of the men & women who work at the State Dept. I'm joining my colleagues in demanding an investigation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Today's Passage of Legislation to Prevent Unauthorized War with Iran Rep.Chuy Garcia
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "In the first day of questioning by Senators, House managers & the President's lawyers debated the meaning of Bolton's and Mulvaney's statements & conflicting accounts of WH meetings. There's one way we can get to the bottom of all these issues -- calling witnesses & key documents." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - As Impeachment Focuses on Yovanovitch's Ouster, 22 Democrats Demand Pompeo Explain Steps to Protect U.S. Diplomats Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin Raises Question Of Executive Privilege In Impeachment Trial Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "My question for House managers: If President Trump were to actually invoke executive privilege, wouldn't he be required to identify the specific documents or communications containing sensitive material that he seeks to protect?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Today Senators will begin asking questions of both the House managers & the President's defense team. I look forward to hearing what both sides will have to say. But the elephant in the room remains--we cannot have a full & fair trial without key documents & relevant witnesses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "In a nation of 350 million people, the President's defense team decided that Ken Starr was the person to lecture Senators on not abusing the impeachment process? Breathtaking for anyone who remembers the Clinton impeachment proceedings." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "There's a reason the President's defense team hates the notion of allowing witnesses, documents, and evidence to be brought in this trial and before the American people. It's not a real trial without them. Senate Republicans must not be complicit in a cover-up." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @Morning_Joe soon. I'll be joining to discuss the latest in the impeachment trial." Sen.Dick Durbin
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