Mazie Hirono actually said...

"And they are enabling, by the way, by supporting Mitch McConnell, and what he's doing, they're supporting the cover-up, and the inability of us to call on relevant witnesses, and to obtain relevant ev..."

"So, as far as I'm concerned, unless the President mounts a defense, which is more than saying 'Oh, well anything he does, that's not impeachable,' that's not a defense."

"But if Mitch wants to just stifle that, he can just move to table the motion."

"Basically, this whole thing is what I would call a rigged trial."