Schumer demands four witnesses in impeachment trial; McConnell: No witnesses (he wanted them in 1999); Trump defends Giuliani's trip to Ukraine to dig up dirt on Biden: "He does it out of love"; GOP Rep. Chabot: I would have considered censuring Trump

Erin Burnett OutFront

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3.9 • 715 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Schumer demands four witnesses in Trump's Senate impeachment trial, including Mulvaney and Bolton; Schumer and McConnell clash over impeachment witnesses; Trump on Giuliani's Ukraine trip: "He does it out of love"; Giuliani admits his role in ousting former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine: "I needed Yovanovich out of the way"; Democrats push Speaker Pelosi to name former GOP and now Independent Rep. Amash impeachment manager; GOP and Democrats tangle over witnesses ahead of Senate trial; Historic week as House prepares to vote on impeachment; Democrat in pro-Trump district willing to lose job over impeachment vote: If you only look at polls "you are in for the wrong reasons"; GOP push for quick proceedings, no witnesses; Top constitutional law expert tells Democrats don't give impeachment trial to the Senate without agreement on fair trial; Anger management, impeachment editionTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.2	Out front next, Chuck Schumer doubles down on his demand for witnesses at Trump's Senate
0:35.2	impeachment trial. Mitch McConnell says no.
0:40.1	But his words tonight coming back to haunt him.
0:42.0	Plus, it's all for love.
0:45.9	Trump's new rationale for why Rudy Giuliani does what he is doing.
0:48.7	This is Giuliani tonight makes a jaw-dropping admission.
0:51.8	And voters give a Democratic lawmaker an earful on impeachment.
0:54.5	She tells us why she is willing to lose her job over her vote. Let's go out front. And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Outfront tonight,
1:01.0	a huge battle. The top two senators clashing over Trump's impeachment trial, the Democratic leader,
1:06.9	Senator Chuck Schumer, saying the Republican leader, Senator McConnell, is a cowtowing to President Trump.
1:14.2	For him to talk to the president is one thing. For him to say I'm going to do just what the president wants is totally out of line.
1:23.4	Schumer announcing today that he wants four witnesses at the trial, and his list includes the acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney,
1:29.5	and the former national security advisor, John Bolton.
1:34.8	I haven't seen a single good argument about why these witnesses shouldn't testify,
1:41.7	or these documents be produced unless the president has something to hide.
1:48.7	Of course, Trump has blocked those witnesses from testifying so far.
1:52.8	And McConnell is backing Trump saying he doesn't want witnesses, which is actually really curious
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