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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Sees Signs Of 'Cracks' Within Some GOP Senators On Witnesses In Impeachment Trial

The senator and presidential candidate says she's balancing Trump's impeachment trial with her 2020 campaign.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Despite her commitment to the competitive 2020 campaign, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota says she can’t think of anything more important than participating in the impeachment trial of President Trump.

She believes Americans understand her constitutional duty as an impeachment juror means stepping away from attending every town hall or campaign event in the lead up to the Iowa caucuses.

The trial may be prolonged if witnesses are allowed to testify. She hopes witnesses will be brought in, considering the signs of “cracks” she’s seen within some Republican senators’ stance on the issue.

Klobuchar says her husband and daughter are filling her void in Iowa while she’s in Washington. Momentum for her campaign is growing as the Iowa caucuses quickly approach, she says.

She denies the reports of having a “caucus alliance” with Joe Biden’s campaign.

“I have no intention of making deals with other campaigns,” she says, “and it’s always nice when

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