Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. I send a question to the desk.

Ms Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk.

Mr Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk. Mr Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk.

From NBC News, this is Article 2, Inside Impeachment.

I'm Steve Kurnaki.

Today is Wednesday, January 29th, and we've entered the next phase of the impeachment

trial. This is the phase where the senators submit written questions to the prosecution

and the defense. Chief Justice John Roberts reads those questions.

Would you please respond to the arguments or assertions the House managers just made

in response to the previous question?

And it's the job. in response to the previous question.

And it's the job of the House managers and the President's defense team to answer those questions.

The short answer that question is no.

This is all happening as the Senate gears up for a

highly anticipated vote on whether to call witnesses, most notably

former National Security Advisor John Bolton. So today on Article 2 did this first round of Q&A move the needle at all

on the question of witnesses and on whether to acquit or convict the president.

Leanne Caldwell is an NBC news correspondent covering Congress and she joins us now from the center of all activity right now in in Washington

capital hill lien thanks for joining us

thanks for having me

okay new phase of the senate trial has begun the senators have listened to these

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