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Jan. 22, 2020 Murphy: The American Public is Not Going to Stand for A Rigged Trial Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 22, 2020 Murphy Statement on Senate Replublicans' Efforts to Block Additional Documents, Witnesses at Start of Trump Impeachment Trial Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 22, 2020 Rep. Waters: House Managers are Prepared, Trump Lawyers Don't Have a Clue Rep. Maxine Waters
Jan. 22, 2020 Democrats Deny Biden Corruption Sen. Ted Cruz
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "My Republican colleagues should understand that if there aren't witnesses, documents, or evidence, then there's no trial. It would instead be an effort to make this impeachment go away for President Trump so he can triumphantly enter the House chamber for the State of the Union." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Cantwell Statement on Partisan Rejection of Witnesses, Evidence in Trump Impeachment Trial Sen. Maria Cantwell
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "We need witnesses, evidence, and documents if we're going to have a real trial in the Senate." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "For 8.5 hours today, House managers started making their thorough, fact-based case about Pres. Trump's scheme to solicit foreign interference in our elections for his own personal, political gain. Their presentation was compelling & demonstrates why we need key docs & witnesses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "This whole impeachment charade isn't just about the president. Democrats also want to remove certain Republican senators from office and take back the Senate. @SenatorTimScott and I talked with the media about this and more." Sen. John Barrasso
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Later today, the Senate will begin hearing presentations from the House impeachment managers. The American people deserve a fair & credible trial. So far, Senate Republicans have voted against allowing evidence and witnesses. Unless 4 Rs change their votes, it'll be a cover-up." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Putin is above the law in Russia. Erdogan is above the law in Turkey. Kim Jong-un Is above the law in North Korea. But in America the Constitution is sacredly obligatory upon all. The President must be held accountable for his corrupt #AbuseOfPower." Sen. Ben Luján
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "This is first time many of the Republican Senators have heard all these facts put together in a very cogent way with powerful speeches from Adam Schiff and the House Impeachment Managers. I don't see how they can listen to this and not demand witnesses and documents." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The American people deserve a fair trial. But President Trump and Senator McConnell don't even want to consider witnesses and documents. Why are Senate Republicans enabling a cover-up?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The bottom line is this: The very first thing the American people saw when they tuned in to the impeachment trial of President Trump was Republican Senators voting against having a fair trial with relevant witnesses and documents." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "I don't see how any Senator--Democrat or Republican--could sit on the floor, hear Adam Schiff and the House Impeachment Managers, and not demand witnesses and documents. #TrumpImpeachmentTrial" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is Interviewed About the Senate Impeachment Trial Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "It will be telling if the House managers try to get the Senate to pre-commit ourselves to supplementing the investigation they themselves oversaw and decided to shut down. Just last week, they said their case as it already exists is "overwhelming" and "beyond a reasonable doubt."" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 21, 2020 Rep. Jason Crow's Statement During Debate on McConnell Trial Rules Rep. Jason Crow
Jan. 21, 2020 Letter to Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Managers Demand Pat Cipollone Disclose All First-Hand Facts and Information Before Trial Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Jan. 21, 2020 Senator Rick Scott: Let's Get Back To Work Sen. Rick Scott
Jan. 21, 2020 House Managers Statement on Mcconnell Resolution Sen. Adam Schiff, ...
Jan. 21, 2020 King: McConnell's Impeachment Rules "Attempt to Undermine Our Work Before It's Even Begun" Sen. Angus King
Jan. 21, 2020 Murphy on the Impeachment Trial: We Cannot Allow For A Cover-Up to Occur in the United States Senate Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 21, 2020 Democrats Didn't Take Time to Fully Pursue Privileged Documents Sen. Ted Cruz
Jan. 21, 2020 Sen. Cruz: "Don't Be Fooled by Democrats' Last-Minute Fishing Attempt to Bring in yet More Witnesses Into the Senate' Sen. Ted Cruz
Jan. 21, 2020 Democrats' Impeachment Hypocrisy Sen. Ted Cruz
Jan. 21, 2020 Cornyn on Fox: Schumer Trying to "Hijack' Senate Trial Sen. John Cornyn
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks 10 years since #CitizensUnited, which allowed dark money to influence our elections & drown out the will of the people. House Dems passed the #ForThePeople Act to address the consequences of this ruling. I continue to call on @senatemajldr to take up #HR1." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Blackburn Statement on the Senate Impeachment Organizing Resolution Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "The way the Senate decides to handle mid-trial questions such as witnesses could have institutional consequences that go far beyond this trial and this presidency. We are not going to rush into these questions without even hearing opening arguments." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 21, 2020 Weekly Column: Now, the Senate Will Honor its Founding Purpose Sen. Deb Fischer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Republican Senators will face a choice about getting the facts, or joining Senator McConnell and President Trump in trying to cover them up. This is a historic moment. The eyes of America are watching." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Hoyer, Sarbanes Participate in Roundtable Discussion Marking 10 Years Since Citizens United Supreme Court Decision Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Since the #CitizensUnited ruling, outside groups have spent over $4.5 billion in federal elections & $1 billion of that is untraceable, dark money. Americans expect government to work #ForThePeople, and it's time for the Senate to take up #HR1 to address this disastrous ruling." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "I was proud when the Dem Majority passed #HR1 to address the challenge of #CitizensUnited head-on. I urge the GOP-led Senate to mark 10 years of this terrible decision by finally having the courage to take long-overdue action #ForThePeople." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Pelosi Statement on Ten Years Since Citizens United Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "I just took the floor to demand a vote to subpoena the witnesses and documents needed for a fair trial. Will Senate Republicans vote for a fair trial? Or will they enable a cover-up?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Senator McConnell's Resolution on Rules for the Impeachment Trial Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Americans know that a trial w/o witnesses and evidence is a sham. The House impeached POTUS because he abused his power and tried to cover up that abuse. Now, @senatemajldr is trying to make the United States Senate an accomplice in that cover-up." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Pelosi Statement on McConnell Cover-Up Resolution Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 21, 2020 Merkley Statement on McConnell's Cover-Up Resolution Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Americans have seen how the #CitizensUnited decision has drowned out the will of the people, and they are demanding change. #HR1, the #ForThePeople Act, would take critical steps to return to a government that is of, by, and for the people." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "One of the first major bills passed by the Dem-led House Majority was #HR1, the #ForThePeople Act. It would address the #CitizensUnited decision and end the era of dark money in politics. It's time for the Senate to take up and pass this critical legislation. RT if you agree." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "I just demanded a vote on calling as a witness Mick Mulvaney, President Trump's Acting White House Chief of Staff Will Senate Republicans vote with us for a fair trial? Or will they keep enabling a cover-up like they've done all day by voting against our requests for documents?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Rep. Tom Railsback was a friend who served his district and nation with class. His decision to support the impeachment of Pres. Nixon may have cost him his Republican primary years later, but it earned him a legacy of respect for his courage." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2020 Cantwell Releases Statement on Impeachment Proceedings Sen. Maria Cantwell
Jan. 21, 2020 "The President's Actions are on Trial--But the U.S. Senate is on Trial, Too": Senator Murray Calls for Fair, Thorough Impeachment Trial Following Senate Republicans' "Cover-up" Rules Proposal Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "For the past 13 hours, Senate Dems & the House managers fought to make the impeachment trial of President Trump a fair & credible trial with the inclusion of relevant documents and witnesses. Sadly, our Republican colleagues continued to enable a cover-up." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Majority Leader McConnell clearly doesn't think much of the President's defense team. He's doing everything he can to make Senate Republicans support and defend this President against impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. What happened to impartial justice?" Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Jan. 21, 2020 Durbin Statement On Senator McConnell's Impeachment Trial Resolution Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Jan. 22, 2020 Murphy: The American Public is Not Going to Stand for A Rigged Trial Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 22, 2020 Murphy Statement on Senate Replublicans' Efforts to Block Additional Documents, Witnesses at Start of Trump Impeachment Trial Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 22, 2020 Rep. Waters: House Managers are Prepared, Trump Lawyers Don't Have a Clue Rep.Maxine Waters
Jan. 22, 2020 Democrats Deny Biden Corruption Sen.Ted Cruz
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "My Republican colleagues should understand that if there aren't witnesses, documents, or evidence, then there's no trial. It would instead be an effort to make this impeachment go away for President Trump so he can triumphantly enter the House chamber for the State of the Union." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Cantwell Statement on Partisan Rejection of Witnesses, Evidence in Trump Impeachment Trial Sen.Maria Cantwell
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "We need witnesses, evidence, and documents if we're going to have a real trial in the Senate." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "For 8.5 hours today, House managers started making their thorough, fact-based case about Pres. Trump's scheme to solicit foreign interference in our elections for his own personal, political gain. Their presentation was compelling & demonstrates why we need key docs & witnesses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "This whole impeachment charade isn't just about the president. Democrats also want to remove certain Republican senators from office and take back the Senate. @SenatorTimScott and I talked with the media about this and more." Sen.John Barrasso
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Later today, the Senate will begin hearing presentations from the House impeachment managers. The American people deserve a fair & credible trial. So far, Senate Republicans have voted against allowing evidence and witnesses. Unless 4 Rs change their votes, it'll be a cover-up." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Putin is above the law in Russia. Erdogan is above the law in Turkey. Kim Jong-un Is above the law in North Korea. But in America the Constitution is sacredly obligatory upon all. The President must be held accountable for his corrupt #AbuseOfPower." Sen.Ben Luján
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "This is first time many of the Republican Senators have heard all these facts put together in a very cogent way with powerful speeches from Adam Schiff and the House Impeachment Managers. I don't see how they can listen to this and not demand witnesses and documents." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The American people deserve a fair trial. But President Trump and Senator McConnell don't even want to consider witnesses and documents. Why are Senate Republicans enabling a cover-up?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The bottom line is this: The very first thing the American people saw when they tuned in to the impeachment trial of President Trump was Republican Senators voting against having a fair trial with relevant witnesses and documents." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "I don't see how any Senator--Democrat or Republican--could sit on the floor, hear Adam Schiff and the House Impeachment Managers, and not demand witnesses and documents. #TrumpImpeachmentTrial" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is Interviewed About the Senate Impeachment Trial Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "It will be telling if the House managers try to get the Senate to pre-commit ourselves to supplementing the investigation they themselves oversaw and decided to shut down. Just last week, they said their case as it already exists is "overwhelming" and "beyond a reasonable doubt."" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 21, 2020 Rep. Jason Crow's Statement During Debate on McConnell Trial Rules Rep.Jason Crow
Jan. 21, 2020 Letter to Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Managers Demand Pat Cipollone Disclose All First-Hand Facts and Information Before Trial Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Jan. 21, 2020 Senator Rick Scott: Let's Get Back To Work Sen.Rick Scott
Jan. 21, 2020 House Managers Statement on Mcconnell Resolution Sen.Adam Schiff, ...
Jan. 21, 2020 King: McConnell's Impeachment Rules "Attempt to Undermine Our Work Before It's Even Begun" Sen.Angus King
Jan. 21, 2020 Murphy on the Impeachment Trial: We Cannot Allow For A Cover-Up to Occur in the United States Senate Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 21, 2020 Democrats Didn't Take Time to Fully Pursue Privileged Documents Sen.Ted Cruz
Jan. 21, 2020 Sen. Cruz: "Don't Be Fooled by Democrats' Last-Minute Fishing Attempt to Bring in yet More Witnesses Into the Senate' Sen.Ted Cruz
Jan. 21, 2020 Democrats' Impeachment Hypocrisy Sen.Ted Cruz
Jan. 21, 2020 Cornyn on Fox: Schumer Trying to "Hijack' Senate Trial Sen.John Cornyn
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks 10 years since #CitizensUnited, which allowed dark money to influence our elections & drown out the will of the people. House Dems passed the #ForThePeople Act to address the consequences of this ruling. I continue to call on @senatemajldr to take up #HR1." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Blackburn Statement on the Senate Impeachment Organizing Resolution Sen.Marsha Blackburn
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "The way the Senate decides to handle mid-trial questions such as witnesses could have institutional consequences that go far beyond this trial and this presidency. We are not going to rush into these questions without even hearing opening arguments." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 21, 2020 Weekly Column: Now, the Senate Will Honor its Founding Purpose Sen.Deb Fischer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Republican Senators will face a choice about getting the facts, or joining Senator McConnell and President Trump in trying to cover them up. This is a historic moment. The eyes of America are watching." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Hoyer, Sarbanes Participate in Roundtable Discussion Marking 10 Years Since Citizens United Supreme Court Decision Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Since the #CitizensUnited ruling, outside groups have spent over $4.5 billion in federal elections & $1 billion of that is untraceable, dark money. Americans expect government to work #ForThePeople, and it's time for the Senate to take up #HR1 to address this disastrous ruling." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "I was proud when the Dem Majority passed #HR1 to address the challenge of #CitizensUnited head-on. I urge the GOP-led Senate to mark 10 years of this terrible decision by finally having the courage to take long-overdue action #ForThePeople." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Pelosi Statement on Ten Years Since Citizens United Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "I just took the floor to demand a vote to subpoena the witnesses and documents needed for a fair trial. Will Senate Republicans vote for a fair trial? Or will they enable a cover-up?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Senator McConnell's Resolution on Rules for the Impeachment Trial Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Americans know that a trial w/o witnesses and evidence is a sham. The House impeached POTUS because he abused his power and tried to cover up that abuse. Now, @senatemajldr is trying to make the United States Senate an accomplice in that cover-up." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Pelosi Statement on McConnell Cover-Up Resolution Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 21, 2020 Merkley Statement on McConnell's Cover-Up Resolution Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Americans have seen how the #CitizensUnited decision has drowned out the will of the people, and they are demanding change. #HR1, the #ForThePeople Act, would take critical steps to return to a government that is of, by, and for the people." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "One of the first major bills passed by the Dem-led House Majority was #HR1, the #ForThePeople Act. It would address the #CitizensUnited decision and end the era of dark money in politics. It's time for the Senate to take up and pass this critical legislation. RT if you agree." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "I just demanded a vote on calling as a witness Mick Mulvaney, President Trump's Acting White House Chief of Staff Will Senate Republicans vote with us for a fair trial? Or will they keep enabling a cover-up like they've done all day by voting against our requests for documents?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Rep. Tom Railsback was a friend who served his district and nation with class. His decision to support the impeachment of Pres. Nixon may have cost him his Republican primary years later, but it earned him a legacy of respect for his courage." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2020 Cantwell Releases Statement on Impeachment Proceedings Sen.Maria Cantwell
Jan. 21, 2020 "The President's Actions are on Trial--But the U.S. Senate is on Trial, Too": Senator Murray Calls for Fair, Thorough Impeachment Trial Following Senate Republicans' "Cover-up" Rules Proposal Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "For the past 13 hours, Senate Dems & the House managers fought to make the impeachment trial of President Trump a fair & credible trial with the inclusion of relevant documents and witnesses. Sadly, our Republican colleagues continued to enable a cover-up." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Majority Leader McConnell clearly doesn't think much of the President's defense team. He's doing everything he can to make Senate Republicans support and defend this President against impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. What happened to impartial justice?" Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Jan. 21, 2020 Durbin Statement On Senator McConnell's Impeachment Trial Resolution Sen.Dick Durbin
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