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    Republicans hold the cards at Trump's impeachment trial — but that could change

    by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times Jan 21, 2020 6 minutes

    WASHINGTON - The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in earnest Tuesday with a tussle between Republicans and Democrats over whether witnesses should be called immediately, a question that is all but certain to remain unresolved until after the first phase of the trial, when the two sides present their arguments.

    Democrats plan to swiftly force several votes on subpoenaing witnesses - votes that Republicans have pledged to band together to defeat.

    "Republicans have the votes to start the trial" without witnesses, as occurred in the 1999 Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton, said Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. "Beyond that will be informed by what happens."

    A handful of Senate Republicans say they are open to considering witnesses after the first phase of the trial - after both Trump's legal team and House Democrats, acting as prosecutors, get time to present their cases to senators and respond to senators' written questions.

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