Sen. Chris van Hollen on Pelosi: This Is Designed to Have a Fair Trial

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VAN HOLLEN: “This is designed to get a fair trial. And what she’s saying is she’ll send this over tomorrow if Mitch McConnell and the Republicans will allow for a fair trial. And 70 percent of the American people including a majority of Republicans recognize that that includes witnesses. I mean, we all know what a trial looks like, right? And that means you get to put on your case. The House has already presented overwhelming evidence but the president keeps claiming that he’s innocent. He also keeps claiming he wants this to have witnesses. So let’s just do this. If the president wants to have any pretense of a claim of exoneration in the Senate, they can’t totally rig the trial, which is exactly what they’re doing. Mitch McConnell has already said he will not be impartial. So, that's what Speaker Pelosi is asking for."