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Mitch McConnell: My view was that we were entitled to witnesses. I voted for live witnesses myself. I voted for the one live witness the…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2020
My view was that we were entitled to witnesses. I voted for live witnesses myself. I voted for the one live witness the House asked for. And I voted to allow the videotaping of the witnesses that they asked for.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell discusses his stance on witness entitlement during the Clinton impeachment trial.

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