31-01-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com

Senate votes down impeachment witness with 2 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition

The impeachment trial of President Trump has effectively come to an end.After several hours of arguments over the issue, the Senate voted 51-49 against a motion to bring witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial. Two Republicans joined every Democrat and Independent to support the motion, but it failed to garner the support it needed and spelled the end of arguments in the trial.Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) were the two senators who voted in favor of the bill. Sens. Lamar
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