On the recordJanuary 30, 2020
Mr. Chief Justice, on behalf of myself, Senator Cardin, and Senator Van Hollen, I have a question for the House managers that I will submit to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Klobuchar and Senators Cardin and Van Hollen is directed to the House managers: Could you please respond to the answer just given by the President's counsel, and provide any other comments the Senate would benefit from hearing before we adjourn for the evening? Mr. Manager NADLER. Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the Senate, what we have just heard from the President's counsel is the usual nonsense. As we draw to a close tonight, there are only three things to remember. One, this is a trial. It is a trial, and as any 10-year-old knows, we should have witnesses. We are told we can't have witnesses because, after all, the House says we proved our case, as we have. So why should we need witnesses? Well, that is like saying that, in a bank robbery, the DA announces that he has proved his case. He has had all the witnesses. Then an eyewitness shows up, and he shouldn't be allowed to testify because, after all, the DA was sure he proved his case first. That is absurd, and any 10-year-old knows it is absurd. That is the President's case against witnesses, that we have had enough. There is always more. There aren't too many more here. The fact is, when there are witnesses to be asked, they should be asked. Second, there is only one real question in this trial.…
