To hear from witnesses in the Senate trial, Democrats would need four Republicans to side with them. But Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said the House could have thrown more weight behind its subpoenas by going to court — possibly for witnesses that top Democrats see as crucial, such as former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
On Sunday, Schiff argued that the House did try to get many key witnesses, but they ignored the subpoenas “because of the president’s obstruction.” Schiff added that the Trump administration “can’t have it both ways,” saying that the Justice Department has argued that the House should not enforce subpoenas through the court system.
“The reality is, because what the president is threatening to do is cheat in the next election, you cannot wait months and years to be able to remove that threat from office,” Schiff said.
Source: politico.com
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