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2.56pm GMT
As yesterday’s question-and-answer session was concluding, there was an awkward moment where lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff tried to prevent fellow manager Jerry Nadler from delivering the final word.
Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts read the final question from Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar, and Nadler then strode to the podium to speak as Schiff tried to get his attention, repeatedly saying his name.
Rep. Jerry Nadler got up to get the last word in for the night. Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment manager, got up and tried to get Nadler's attention: "Jerry. Jerry. Jerry." pic.twitter.com/M5K2OBXoK1
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Even though the impeachment trial is expected to wrap up soon if the witness vote fails, it will likely still be a long night before Trump is acquitted.
If Senate Democrats cannot wrangle enough votes to secure witness testimony in the trial, they are expected to introduce a number of procedural motions to delay the final vote on the two articles of impeachment.
Re-upping this flow chart for today. We are (barring a wild twist) going with the witness vote fails path. And let me tell you, it’s going to be a long night. Rumor is the vote on final judgement is going to be between 3 and 5 am Saturday morning. https://t.co/KFuIsXH1Wc Continue reading...