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WASHINGTON Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) would not say on Monday whether she supported sending a subpoena to former National Security Advisor John Bolton in the upcoming impeachment trial of President Trump.
Collins did suggest that she supported the approach taken by Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in running an impeachment trial in which witnesses are called after the processs initial phases.
When asked by TPM whether she believed the Senate should issue a subpoena to Bolton, who indicated on Monday that he would testify upon receiving a Senate subpoena, Collins launched into a description of the kind of trial she would like to see.
I believe that the Senate should follow the precedent that was established in the trial of President Clinton, where we had three stages, Collins said. First, we heard opening statements from both sides, then senators submitted our own questions through the chief justice.
And then, we took up the issue of witnesses, she added.
Collins responded to a follow-up question about subpoenaing Bolton that we will decide at that stage who we need to hear from.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/collins-takes-mcconnell-line-on-impeachment-trial
dem4decades
(11,297 posts)riversedge
(70,253 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)When she said
that is GOP speak for "the majority will decide that no witnesses are needed".
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Knew also, Bolton bullshit as well. . .
Nevertheless, shithole will face justice.
bdamomma
(63,893 posts)Collins at all, why doesn't she just retire she has enough money.
Turbineguy
(37,355 posts)she is concerned.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,108 posts)they are all complicit in this shitstorm.