Arguments are over. Question time is about to begin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he doesn't have the votes to end

impeachment a way we go. This is verdict with Ted Cruz

Welcome back to verdict with Ted Cruz. I'm Michael Knowles Senator before we get started

I am seeing reports on Twitter. I want to hear it straight from you

that Mitch McConnell called the senators into a room and said he does not have the votes to stop witnesses

He does not have the votes to end impeachment

Well, I think those reports overstated a little bit the votes are up in the air

It's not clear where the votes are, but it is absolutely true

We finished finished opening arguments today finished it relatively early about three o'clock in the afternoon

and

Afterwards all the Republicans went back to a conference room to talk about okay, what next and

The next two days are questions, but then on Friday is the vote and it's the vote on whether to hear additional witnesses

And by the way that that word additional is important

The media when they report it keep describing it as the vote whether or not to hear witnesses right

But it's worth noting the house heard testimony from 17 witnesses

And and they that they

Played that testimony for us. They relied on those documents. They laid it forward to the question is is any additional

Evidence or any additional witnesses necessary

That is a close question. I don't know where the votes are all 47 Democrats are gonna vote yes

So the question is are there going to be four Republicans to join them?

You've had

There could be it is close and so this was a meeting and we have these periodically it it

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