The political trial against President Donald Trump began Tuesday in the United States Senate under the tight control of his Republican allies and the frustration of the Democrats over the obstacles of the conservative majority to their attempts to shed more light on the case.
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The process began with a debate about the rules designed by McConnell, who initially proposed that the “prosecutors” Democrats and Trump’s defense each had 24 hours divided into two days to present their arguments. But the pressures of some in his own party forced McConnell to change his proposal at the last minute and to establish that those 24 hours would be divided instead into three days, to avoid the early morning sessions.
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The Republican leader announced that the Senate I would approve the rules of political judgment on Tuesday at all costs, which initiated a long debate attended by, in silence, the 100 senators turned into a “jury” of the process against Trump.
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For about 13 hours, the Democrats tried to deal with McConnell’s rules with the amendments presented by their leader in that chamber, Chuck Schumer, but they were unsuccessful.
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Republicans, who are majority in the Senate, rejected a total of 11 democratic amendments:
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one. Request to quote the White House to submit documents
two. Request for the State Department to submit documents, emails and memoranda related to Ukraine.
3. Request to cite documents related to the suspension of military aid to Ukraine from the Office of Administration and Budget.
Four. Request to quote the head of the White House cabinet, Mick Mulvaney.
5. Request to cite a series of documents of the Department of Defense related to the scandal of Ukraine.
6. Request to summon White House officials Michael Duffey, from the budget office, and Robert Blair, chief advisor to the chief of staff.
7. Request about the rules of handling evidence during the trial.
8. Request to summon to declare former National Security advisor, John Bolton.
9. Request to force votes on witnesses and documents.
10. Request to regulate the amount of time allotted for written motions and responses during the trial.
eleven. Request to give the president of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, authority to cite witnesses and documents, instead of leaving him on behalf of a vote of the Senate.
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