No Witnesses In Impeachment Trial: Senate Vote Signals Trump To Be Acquitted Soon

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks out of the Senate chamber after Thursday’s proceedings in the impeachment trial of President Trump.

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Updated at 5:44 p.m. ET

The Senate has voted not to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. The vote was 51 to 49 against witnesses.

Democrats had pleaded for two weeks to hear from witnesses, especially former national security adviser John Bolton. But Republicans resisted.