WATCH: Rep. Jeffries says impeachment trial without witnesses would be ‘stunning departure’
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Trump's first impeachment - 2020 During the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Jan. 21, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., argued that not calling witnesses would be a "stunning departure" from Senate history. Jeffries said the president shouldn't be held to a standard that's different from long-standing Senate rules over impeachment. Jeffries said the official record doesn't include testimonies from certain potential witnesses who were "in the loop," such as acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. A trial cannot be complete without Mulvaney's testimony and others, he said. Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in December on two articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The Senate will now decide whether to convict Trump of those charges and remove him from office, or acquit him. For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whos-who-in-the-trump-impeachment-inquiry Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe
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