Whilst Biden and Harris are busy doing their jobs, there's an Impeachment Hearing going on... (#125)

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"I'm gonna slap supoenas on a good number of people"

Articulate chap.

He's going to have a heart attack in a minute. There's a vein on his head that's pulsating like nothing else
He is now snarling

Senators now voting on calling witnesses.

Roll call vote. I predict a tie with Kamala being called in to break it.

I can't tell if they have a full chamber or not. Can anyone tell?

Kyle Griffin @KyleGriffin1

Trump defense very upset that senators are laughing at him when he tells the chamber he would want witnesses deposed at his office in Philadelphia.

It seems the Trump defense does not want Rep. Herrera Beutler to be subpoenaed.

MSNBC reporting Romney had stated he was willing to vote for witnesses.

Did Leahy just vote NO???

Romney voted AYE

And Collins and Murkowski

Across I thought Leahy said No. It's hard to tell who is in the Chamber.

I don't know Leahy, thought he was a Democrat, but he did vote no, Across??

Leahy said Yes, correction,

4 Senate Republicans have voted with Democrats to allow witnesses:
Collins
Murkowski
Sasse
Romney

Graham just changed his vote

Graham just changed his vote?

I have the 'original' total as 53 'aye' and 47 'no'. With Graham, that would be 54/46

I'm lost. Sorry all. Totally confused now.

@ListeningQuietly

I wasn't sure if I'd heard right! I am extremely surprised.

WHY did Graham change his vote
a he is high up the alphabet.

Is that Lindsey Graham who just changed his vote?

Sen. Lindsey Graham changes his Senate impeachment trial witness vote to "aye." South Carolina Republican has said he'll attempt to call House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a witness of pre-Jan. 6 Capitol security preparations.

@NotaRealLawyer

I'd heard the same. A 'no' from Leahy. But during the announcement of the count he was shown as an 'aye' so I must have misheard.

As far as where we are, CNN just said that 5 GOP said 'aye'. And Leahy just confirmed count of 55/45.

I think Graham changed his vote to aye.

But its all going mental with the point if order.

What in the bame of Jimney Cricket is going on?

Leahy is in the chair so presumably his vote was called not in the normal order

Bet you Graham changed his vote to allow this to drag on and on until people are sick of it.

I dont understand how Senators are allowed to go up to Trump's lawyer Van der Veen and sound off about stuff. Rand Paul has. I recognised him because he refuses to wear a mask.
Is this normal? (not the mask wearing... the addressing the lawyer mid hearing)

Ah, I get it. Graham's vote change I suppose is to 'help' Doofus by calling witnesses they think will hurt the prosecution case.

Silly gesture unless he wants Brownie points. There were already enough votes to carry the motion