By — Courtney Vinopal Courtney Vinopal Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-schumer-says-not-allowing-witnesses-is-a-grand-tragedy Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Schumer says not allowing witnesses is a ‘grand tragedy’ Politics Jan 31, 2020 6:04 PM EDT After the Senate rejected a motion to allow witnesses to testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the vote a “grand tragedy,” and said America will remember this as a day when the Senate “turned away from the truth.” He said he would now gather his Democratic colleagues to decide how to proceed. The vote on Friday, Jan. 31, came after days of arguments posed by the House managers and Trump’s legal team, followed by questions posed by senators. The Senate must now decide whether to acquit the president or convict him of the charges and remove him from office. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. READ MORE: The Senate’s 2020 Democrats want impeachment witnesses. But that would mean skipping Iowa We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Courtney Vinopal Courtney Vinopal Courtney Vinopal is a general assignment reporter at the PBS NewsHour. @cglennvino
After the Senate rejected a motion to allow witnesses to testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the vote a “grand tragedy,” and said America will remember this as a day when the Senate “turned away from the truth.” He said he would now gather his Democratic colleagues to decide how to proceed. The vote on Friday, Jan. 31, came after days of arguments posed by the House managers and Trump’s legal team, followed by questions posed by senators. The Senate must now decide whether to acquit the president or convict him of the charges and remove him from office. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. READ MORE: The Senate’s 2020 Democrats want impeachment witnesses. But that would mean skipping Iowa We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now