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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 - "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 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. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Americans deserve a fair trial But @SenateGOP blocked reasonable amendments that subpoena 1--WH Docs 2--State Dept Docs 3--OMB Docs 4--Mulvaney 5--DOD Docs --Blair/Duffey 7--Relevant Docs 8--Bolton and that make (9, 10, 11) commonsense rules changes Why are they enabling a cover-up?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
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 - "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 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 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 House Managers Statement on Mcconnell Resolution Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell is trying to stop witnesses and documents from coming to light. Democrats will force a vote on witnesses and documents. All America needs are four Senate Republicans for a fair trial." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "To @SecAzar: We need a coordinated mental health campaign in Puerto Rico NOW. With the unprecedented devastation from the earthquakes, it's past time to act and help our fellow Americans access the care they need." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Files Replication to President's Answer to the Articles of Impeachment Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "As soon as Senator McConnell offers this resolution, I will be offering amendments to address the many flaws in this deeply unfair proposal and to subpoena the witnesses and documents we have requested." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Under this resolution, Senator McConnell is saying he doesn't want to hear any of the existing evidence, and he doesn't want to hear any new evidence. A trial with no evidence--no existing record, no witnesses, no documents--isn't a trial at all. It's a cover up." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "After reading his resolution, it's clear Sen. McConnell is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses & documents and intent on rushing the trial through On something as important as impeachment--Sen. McConnell's resolution is nothing short of a national disgrace" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump: You keep saying you did nothing wrong. If you really believe that: Let your men testify. Release the emails. Let the truth come out!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats will force votes on witnesses and documents. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Today I read the House managers' brief--Smart, sharp, laid out a compelling case reflecting the seriousness of the charges Then I read Pres. Trump's counsel's response to the summons--More like a transcript of his rallies or 6 pages of @realDonaldTrump tweets than a legal defense" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2020 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jerry Nadler Rep. Jerry Nadler
Jan. 19, 2020 ICYMI: House Impeachment Managers Statement on President's Response to Summons Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Now that every Senator has sworn a solemn oath before God and the American people to do impartial justice: Let every Senator reflect on that choice. Democrats will force votes on witnesses and documents. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 18, 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Files Brief in Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 17, 2020 Tweet - "In the coming days: Each of us, every one of us, Democrat and Republican Senators, will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in the search of the truth, or in service of President Trump's desire to cover it up." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "We've all just been sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve as judges and jurors in the impeachment trial of President Trump. That oath will weigh heavily on Senators to really consider this question about how to have a fair trial, and not just a cover-up." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Chief Justice will swear in every U.S. Senator to participate as a court of impeachment in a trial of President Trump. We will take an oath to do impartial justice. The weight of that oath will fall on our shoulders. Our ability to honor it will be preserved in history." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The GAO opinion makes clear that the documents we requested in our letter last month are even more needed now because GAO confirmed the president broke the law. All Senators will get a chance to vote to obtain these documents next week." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Impeachment Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "I solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, President of the United States, now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws--So help me God. Impartial justice means witnesses and documents." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "In the coming days, each of us will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in search of the truth, or in service of President Trump's desire to cover it up. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on GAO Decision That Trump Violated the Law By Withholding Ukraine Aid Rep. Jerry Nadler
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Do we want foreigners to determine the outcome of our elections? The House has accused President Trump of trying to shake down a foreign leader for personal gain, and trying to cover it up. The Senate's job now is to conduct a fair trial with witnesses and documents." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 15, 2020 Crow Statement on Appointment to Impeachment Manager Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) Discusses His Preparation For The Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump Rep. Jerry Nadler
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "I don't know how a Senator could pick up the newspaper this morning, read the new revelations, and not conclude that the Senate needs access to relevant documents and witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 15, 2020 Impeachment Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 15, 2020 Appointing and Authorizing Managers for Impeachment Trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States Rep. Jerry Nadler
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "All we are asking for is for the President's own men to come forward and tell their side of the story. The American people want a fair trial in the Senate. The American people will be able to tell the difference between a fair hearing of the facts and a cover-up." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 14, 2020 Four Chairs Statement on Transmission of Additional Evidence as Part of Impeachment Inquiry Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Do Senate Republicans really want to conduct the first impeachment trial of a president in history with no witnesses?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump does not want the truth to come out. If he were so sure that he did nothing wrong, he would have said to us: Have the witnesses. Have the documents. They'll tell the truth. But he's afraid of the truth." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Who has ever heard of a trial without witnesses and documents? We will not rest until we get the truth. And we're making progress." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats continue the search for truth: Witnesses and Documents. On impeachment, Republicans have no good answers. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are so unwilling to argue against witnesses that they can only support delaying the decision. They are like a broken magic eight-ball that keeps saying: "Ask again later." Make no mistake: Democrats will force votes on witnesses and documents in a Senate trial." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Democrats are ready for the trial to begin and will do everything we can to see that the truth comes out." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2020 Tweet - "So proud to meet with @NYSenBenjamin and @MelbasHarlem's Melba Wilson! We're talking about how we can best fight for Harlem and for New York. And eating some delicious food." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Americans want a fair trial. Make no mistake: Democrats will force votes on witnesses & documents in a Senate trial. Every single Senator will have to have to take a stand. How do Republican Senators want the American people, their constituents, & history to remember them?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell's trying to change the rules of the Senate to cover up for President Trump? No one should be surprised." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "I know Senator McConnell must be upset that he can't exert total control over this process. Because he has been unable to just bring the articles of impeachment up & dismiss them, the focus of the country has been on witnesses & documents. That's exactly where it should be." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2020 Tweet - "It's extremely telling that Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans aren't willing to take a forthright position on witnesses and documents. Republicans can only get behind kicking the can down the road. I want to be very clear: We will force votes on witnesses and documents." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
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 - "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 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. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Americans deserve a fair trial But @SenateGOP blocked reasonable amendments that subpoena 1--WH Docs 2--State Dept Docs 3--OMB Docs 4--Mulvaney 5--DOD Docs --Blair/Duffey 7--Relevant Docs 8--Bolton and that make (9, 10, 11) commonsense rules changes Why are they enabling a cover-up?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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 - "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 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 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 House Managers Statement on Mcconnell Resolution Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell is trying to stop witnesses and documents from coming to light. Democrats will force a vote on witnesses and documents. All America needs are four Senate Republicans for a fair trial." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "To @SecAzar: We need a coordinated mental health campaign in Puerto Rico NOW. With the unprecedented devastation from the earthquakes, it's past time to act and help our fellow Americans access the care they need." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Files Replication to President's Answer to the Articles of Impeachment Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "As soon as Senator McConnell offers this resolution, I will be offering amendments to address the many flaws in this deeply unfair proposal and to subpoena the witnesses and documents we have requested." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Under this resolution, Senator McConnell is saying he doesn't want to hear any of the existing evidence, and he doesn't want to hear any new evidence. A trial with no evidence--no existing record, no witnesses, no documents--isn't a trial at all. It's a cover up." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "After reading his resolution, it's clear Sen. McConnell is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses & documents and intent on rushing the trial through On something as important as impeachment--Sen. McConnell's resolution is nothing short of a national disgrace" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump: You keep saying you did nothing wrong. If you really believe that: Let your men testify. Release the emails. Let the truth come out!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats will force votes on witnesses and documents. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Today I read the House managers' brief--Smart, sharp, laid out a compelling case reflecting the seriousness of the charges Then I read Pres. Trump's counsel's response to the summons--More like a transcript of his rallies or 6 pages of @realDonaldTrump tweets than a legal defense" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2020 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jerry Nadler Rep.Jerry Nadler
Jan. 19, 2020 ICYMI: House Impeachment Managers Statement on President's Response to Summons Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Now that every Senator has sworn a solemn oath before God and the American people to do impartial justice: Let every Senator reflect on that choice. Democrats will force votes on witnesses and documents. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 18, 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Files Brief in Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 17, 2020 Tweet - "In the coming days: Each of us, every one of us, Democrat and Republican Senators, will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in the search of the truth, or in service of President Trump's desire to cover it up." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "We've all just been sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve as judges and jurors in the impeachment trial of President Trump. That oath will weigh heavily on Senators to really consider this question about how to have a fair trial, and not just a cover-up." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Chief Justice will swear in every U.S. Senator to participate as a court of impeachment in a trial of President Trump. We will take an oath to do impartial justice. The weight of that oath will fall on our shoulders. Our ability to honor it will be preserved in history." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The GAO opinion makes clear that the documents we requested in our letter last month are even more needed now because GAO confirmed the president broke the law. All Senators will get a chance to vote to obtain these documents next week." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Impeachment Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "I solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, President of the United States, now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws--So help me God. Impartial justice means witnesses and documents." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "In the coming days, each of us will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in search of the truth, or in service of President Trump's desire to cover it up. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on GAO Decision That Trump Violated the Law By Withholding Ukraine Aid Rep.Jerry Nadler
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Do we want foreigners to determine the outcome of our elections? The House has accused President Trump of trying to shake down a foreign leader for personal gain, and trying to cover it up. The Senate's job now is to conduct a fair trial with witnesses and documents." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 15, 2020 Crow Statement on Appointment to Impeachment Manager Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) Discusses His Preparation For The Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump Rep.Jerry Nadler
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "I don't know how a Senator could pick up the newspaper this morning, read the new revelations, and not conclude that the Senate needs access to relevant documents and witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 15, 2020 Impeachment Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 15, 2020 Appointing and Authorizing Managers for Impeachment Trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States Rep.Jerry Nadler
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "All we are asking for is for the President's own men to come forward and tell their side of the story. The American people want a fair trial in the Senate. The American people will be able to tell the difference between a fair hearing of the facts and a cover-up." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 14, 2020 Four Chairs Statement on Transmission of Additional Evidence as Part of Impeachment Inquiry Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Do Senate Republicans really want to conduct the first impeachment trial of a president in history with no witnesses?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump does not want the truth to come out. If he were so sure that he did nothing wrong, he would have said to us: Have the witnesses. Have the documents. They'll tell the truth. But he's afraid of the truth." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Who has ever heard of a trial without witnesses and documents? We will not rest until we get the truth. And we're making progress." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats continue the search for truth: Witnesses and Documents. On impeachment, Republicans have no good answers. Trials have witnesses and documents. Cover-ups don't." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are so unwilling to argue against witnesses that they can only support delaying the decision. They are like a broken magic eight-ball that keeps saying: "Ask again later." Make no mistake: Democrats will force votes on witnesses and documents in a Senate trial." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Democrats are ready for the trial to begin and will do everything we can to see that the truth comes out." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2020 Tweet - "So proud to meet with @NYSenBenjamin and @MelbasHarlem's Melba Wilson! We're talking about how we can best fight for Harlem and for New York. And eating some delicious food." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Americans want a fair trial. Make no mistake: Democrats will force votes on witnesses & documents in a Senate trial. Every single Senator will have to have to take a stand. How do Republican Senators want the American people, their constituents, & history to remember them?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell's trying to change the rules of the Senate to cover up for President Trump? No one should be surprised." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "I know Senator McConnell must be upset that he can't exert total control over this process. Because he has been unable to just bring the articles of impeachment up & dismiss them, the focus of the country has been on witnesses & documents. That's exactly where it should be." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2020 Tweet - "It's extremely telling that Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans aren't willing to take a forthright position on witnesses and documents. Republicans can only get behind kicking the can down the road. I want to be very clear: We will force votes on witnesses and documents." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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