Senator McConnell Rejects Democrats' Demands for White House Witnesses in Impeachment Trial

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejects Senator Schumer's call for four current and former White House officials to testify in a potential Senate impeachment trial and accuses the Democratic leader of trying to "short circuit" the process for handling the Senate trial. The majority leader says he would have preferred a conversation rather than "a cable television news campaign." The two leaders are expected to sit down soon to discuss the mechanics of a Senate trial in the coming days. close