Schumer warns McConnell he'll force Senate votes for documents, witnesses amid standoff on rules for Trump trial; Ukraine aid frozen 90 minutes after Trump-Zelensky call; House tells court McGahn testimony is "vital"; could lead to new articles of impeach

Erin Burnett OutFront

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3.9 • 715 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Schumer: I'll force senate votes to compel documents in Trump trial; McConnell says "We haven't ruled out witnesses" for Trump's trial after saying Senate is the "judge and jury"; Graham: Senate GOP "should take matters into our own hands" if Pelosi doesn't send impeachment articles; Democrats demand documents after "explosive" email shows Ukraine aid frozen 90 minutes after Trump call; Justice Department asks court to stay out of McGahn fight; White House promotes official Democrats demand as impeachment witness; Democratic Senator Doug Jones says "gaps" exist in impeachment case; Bolton: "Not true" that North Korea faces max pressure from U.S.; Iowa voters "torn" between Biden and Buttigieg; President Trump versus windmillsTo 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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0:31.5	Outfront next, breaking news impeachment standoff, a top Democrat warning Republicans tonight.
0:37.2	He will force votes to
0:39.0	compel witnesses to testify in Trump's impeachment trial.
0:42.2	Will Republicans blink?
0:43.9	Plus timing may be everything.
0:45.8	New details about the freeze on Ukraine aid.
0:48.4	Is there more that you don't know?
0:50.5	And a battle over a former White House insider's testimony raising a new question tonight.
0:55.2	Could the president be impeached again? Let's go out front.
1:02.0	Good evening. I'm Kate Baldwin, in for Aaron Burnett. Outfront tonight, breaking news.
1:06.6	Schumer's warning. The Senate minority leader holding a last-minute press conference tonight
1:11.0	telling Mitch McConnell he will force Senate votes on every witness and every document the Democrats
1:17.1	are requesting if the leaders can't strike a deal ahead of the Senate trial. A trial stuck in limbo
1:23.5	as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withholds the articles of impeachment while they negotiate the rules.
1:28.9	Senator Schumer predicting today he'll have Republicans on his side.
1:35.0	We at the very minimum will require votes from all the senators on each of the witnesses and about each of these sets of documents.
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