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Sen. Durbin Says There's A 'Glimmer Of Hope' Of A Fair Impeachment Trial

Sen. Dick Durbin discusses Democrats' focus as questioning begins in President Trump's impeachment trial.
Sen. Dick Durbin talks to reporters as he walks to attend the impeachment trial of President Trump. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The Senate impeachment trial moves into a new phase on Wednesday, as senators present questions to Chief Justice John Roberts to be read before the House impeachment managers and President Trump’s legal team. 

The question of whether witnesses will testify in the trial is still very much up in the air. The Senate has deposed witnesses in every impeachment trial in history. Three witnesses testified in the Clinton impeachment trial — Monica Lewinsky, Clinton confidant Vernon Jordan and White House

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