Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senator Lankford for the President's counsel. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Sullivan and Lankford to the counsel for the President: There has been conflicting testimony about how long the Senate might be tied up in obtaining additional evidence. At the beginning of this trial, the minority leader offered 11 amendments to obtain additional evidence in the form of documents and depositions from several federal agencies. If the Senate had adopted all 11 of these amendments, how long do you think this impeachment trial would take? Mr. Counsel SEKULOW. Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the Senate, it would take a long time. It would take a long time just to get through those motions. But there have been 17 witnesses. We are talking about, now, additional witnesses that the managers have put forward and that Democratic Leader Schumer has discussed. He has discussed four witnesses in particular, as if this body--if it were to grant witnesses--would say: Yes, you get those four witnesses. And the White House and the President's counsel get what?”