Impeachment Trial Recap: Hours Of Q&A But Still No Clarity On New Witnesses
Senators' written submissions read by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts yielded an extensive back-and-forth but no certainty as to how much longer the trial might run.
Updated at 10:08 p.m. ET
Senators fought a genteel melee over new witnesses in the impeachment trial on Wednesday but even hours' worth of questions, answers, and litigation on other issues didn't reveal an obvious path forward.
Members used dozens of written submissions over several hours to argue for and against the case for witnesses, the strength of the impeachment case and, in some cases, to actually ask questions.
But as the Q&A session rolled on Wednesday ahead of another session scheduled for Thursday, the way ahead still was not clear as to whether John Bolton or other witnesses might appear.
"At this point it's obvious — we don't have the votes yet," said Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., talking to reporters during a
