7:58 p.m. The Senate adjourned.
7:57 p.m. S Res 488 was adopted on a party line vote of 53-47.
7:50 p.m. Roll call vote began on adoption of S Res 488.
7:49 p.m. The Senate table the Van Hollen amendment #1298 on a party line tally of 53-47.
7:42 p.m. Roll call vote began on the Van Hollen amendment #1298
to require the Chief Justice to rule on motions to subpoena witnesses and documents, and to rule on any assertion of privilege.
7:41 p.m. The Senate tabled the Schumer amendment #1297 51-49
with Senators Collins and Romney joining Democrats in voting against the motion to table.
7:34 p.m. Roll call vote began on the Schumer amendment #1297
to subpoena John Bolton; provided further that there be one day for a deposition presided over by Chief Justice, and one day for live testimony before the Senate, both of must occur within 5 days of adoption of the underlying resolution.
7:32 p.m. The Schumer amendment was tabled 51-49 with Senators Collins and Romney joining Democrats in voting against the motion to table.
7:26 p.m. Roll call vote began on the motion to table the Schumer amendment #1296 to subpoena John Bolton.
7:25 p.m. The Schumer amendment was tabled
on a party line tally of 53-47.
7:15 p.m. Roll call vote began on the motion to table the 1295 Schumer amendment to Subpoena Bolton, Mulvaney, Duffy, Blair and White House, OMB, DOD and State Department documents.
7:13 p.m. The Senate reconvened. ML McConnell offered the following UC agreement, which was agreed to:
S.Res.488, a resolution to provide for related procedures concerning the articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States.
- Senator Schumer is expected to offer the following amendments, which Senator McConnell will move to table.
- Schumer amendment to subpoena Mulvaney, Bolton,
Duffy, Blair and White House, OMB, DOD and State Department documents.
(The Senate is voting to table his amendment now).
- Schumer amendment to Subpoena John Bolton.
- Schumer amendment to subpoena Bolton; provided further that there be one day for a deposition presided over by Chief Justice, and one day for live testimony before the Senate, both of must occur within 5 days of adoption of the underlying resolution.
- Van Hollen amendment to require the Chief Justice to rule on motions to subpoena witnesses and documents, and to rule on any assertion of privilege.
- Following disposition of any offered amendments or motions, the Senate will vote on adoption of S.Res.488.
5:42 p.m. The Senate has recessed subject to the call of the chair.
5:41 p.m. The motion is not agreed to by a vote of 49 to 51.
5:36 p.m. The Senate began voting on motion to consider and debate under impeachment rules any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents?
4:08 p.m. Representative Schiff made closing arguments for the House managers.
3:57 p.m. Mr. Sekulow continued the President’s Counsel arguments.
3:41 p.m. Mr. Philbin continued the President’s Counsel arguments.
3:41 p.m. The Senate reconvened from recess.
2:47 p.m. ML McConnell asked that the Senate stand in recess for 15 minutes.
2:37 p.m. Representative Schiff continued the House managers arguments.
2:25 p.m. Representative Lofgren continued the House managers arguments.
2:05 p.m. Representative Jeffries continued the House managers arguments.
1:50 p.m. Representative Crow continued the House managers arguments.
1:38 p.m. Representative Garcia continued the House managers arguments.
1:24 p.m. Representative Demings continued the House managers arguments.
1:18 p.m. Representative Schiff began the House managers arguments.
1:18 p.m. The Senate as a Court of Impeachment convened. Majority Leader McConnell said the Senate would take a break about 2 hours in.
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The Senate will reconvene as a Court of Impeachment for the trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States at 1:00 pm.
Pursuant to S.Res.483, there will be up to four hours of debate, equally divided between the House managers and the President’s Counsel.
Additional deliberations are possible. The Senate will then vote on the question, “Shall it be in order to consider and debate under the impeachment rules any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents?”
Additional roll call votes are possible during Friday’s session of the Senate.
