Sen. Hirono: Trump Is ‘Trying To, with the Help of Mitch McConnell, Rig the Senate Trial’

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HIRONO:" She said she wanted to see the rules of the road so that she could appoint appropriate managers to present the case to the Senate. She did not say, 'Well, I’m holding out until Mitch McConnell agrees to witnesses.' So let’s get back to what we really should be doing or focusing on, which is what kind of trial are we going to have in the Senate? Is it going to be a fair trial or is it going to be a rigged trial? Alisyn, just as the President tried to rig his re-election by trying to get the Ukrainian president to go along with his political scheme, he’s trying to, with the help of Mitch McConnell, rig the Senate trial by not calling appropriate witnesses and producing documents. The President has been stonewalling this impeachment process the whole way, and now he has an opportunity in the trial to present his case. And presenting his case means presenting facts and evidence, not saying this is a witch hunt. That is not evidence, that's just rhetorical — what I call rhetorical nothing-burgers."