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Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial sees US Senate vote to call witnesses
US senators have voted to consider witnesses in the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump.
Closing arguments were expected on Saturday with no witnesses called.
But lead Democratic prosecutor Jamie Raskin of Maryland asked for a deposition of Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler over fresh information.
She has widely shared a conversation she had with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy over Mr Trump’s actions on January 6 as a mob was rioting over the presidential election results at the US Capitol.
Senator Raskin said it was necessary to determine Mr Trump’s role in inciting the deadly riot.
There were 55 senators who voted to debate the motion to subpoena, including Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who changed his vote in the…
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