US president, Donald Trump, has called on Republican Senators not to allow Democrats play them by agreeing to their demands to bring in witnesses for the ongoing impeachment trial.
Trump in a tweet on Wednesday said “Remember Republicans, the Democrats already had 17 witnesses, we were given NONE! Witnesses are up to the House, not up to the Senate. Don’t let the Dems play you!”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1222503732501499904
Senate Republicans are wrestling with a momentous dilemma over whether to call witnesses in Donald Trump’s trial in a closed-door tussle that risks antagonizing the President and fueling Democrat claims of a cover-up.
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