Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., center, heads to the Senate for a vote, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 in Washington.
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Toomey says Senate trial should be fair, mum on witnesses
"The impeachment of any president is an extraordinary event and I take my role in the Senate process very seriously."
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Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., center, heads to the Senate for a vote, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 in Washington.
(Harrisburg) — Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Sen Pat Toomey says the Senate should conduct a fair impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. But, he gave no indication of whether he’d support calling witnesses.
Toomey said in a brief statement Thursday the Senate should allow House managers to make their case and the president’s lawyers to make their defense and senators to pose questions.
“The impeachment of any president is an extraordinary event and I take my role in the Senate process very seriously,” he said.
In this image from video, presiding officer Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
He says the Senate can then decide what, if any, further steps are necessary after that.
Democrats are requesting that the trial include new witnesses and documents not available for the House impeachment proceedings, but it’ll need Republican support.
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