国际英语资讯:McConnell not ruling out calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 23-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> "<span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span>" <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span>," <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Schumer">Schumer</span>, <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Acting">Acting</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span> <span word="Mulvaney">Mulvaney</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Adviser">Adviser</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Bolton">Bolton</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="wrap">wrap</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acquit">acquit</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impeached">impeached</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="abusing">abusing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pressuring">pressuring</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reelection">reelection</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obstructing">obstructing</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stonewalling">stonewalling</span> <span word="subpoenaed">subpoenaed</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impeached">impeached</span>.</p><p><span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="Pelosi">Pelosi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span>," <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="phony">phony</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="now">now</span>?"</p>
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