David Perdue: “Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. I send a question to the desk for both the counsel to the President and the House managers…”

“Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. I send a question to the desk for both the counsel to the President and the House managers on behalf of Senator Cruz and me. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question, on behalf of Senators Cruz and Perdue, reads as follows: You refused to answer the question on political bias. Are the House Managers refusing to tell the Senate whether or not the so-called whistleblower had an actual conflict of interest? There are 7 billion people on planet earth; almost all had no involvement in Biden's quid pro quo. Are the House Managers unwilling to say whether the so-called whistleblower was a FACT WITNESS who directly participated in (and could face criminal or civil liability for) Joe Biden's demanding Ukraine fire the prosecutor who was investigating Burisma? And why did you refuse to transmit to the Senate the Inspector General's transcript? It is addressed to both sides. I think, perhaps, the House managers should go first. Mr. Manager SCHIFF. With respect to the ICIG, the President and his allies have tried to shift the focus to the inspector general of the intelligence community--a highly respected veteran of the Justice Department--in his handling of the whistleblower's complaint. There was an effort to insinuate wrongdoing on the part of the whistleblower, and there has been an effort to insinuate wrongdoing on behalf of the inspector general.…”