Sen. Schumer on His Witness Requests: These Four Witnesses Have Direct Knowledge of the Facts

‘These four witnesses have direct knowledge of the facts, particularly in regard to the delay in the aid to Ukraine’

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SCHUMER: "Look, this is so serious, the Constitution labels impeachment as one of the great powers that Congress has and should be used carefully and judiciously. So when you have the evidence, which the House has, which is very, very severe, all the facts should come out. These four witnesses have direct knowledge of the facts, particularly in regard to the delay in the aid to Ukraine. I don’t know what they’ll say. Maybe they’ll say something exculpatory about President Trump. But for so many people who think that there are many Republicans who were saying, 'Yeah, this looks pretty bad, but we need more evidence', this is the right evidence. We want a trial to be fair, for the American people to think it should be fair, but not to be a cover-up, not to be something where there are witnesses who have direct knowledge as to what happened do not testify. I am sending this letter to all of my colleagues, Democrat and Republican, in the hopes that we can come together on a fair trial.” 

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