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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Democrats on Friday slammed an upcoming vote that looks set to result in a quick end to President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The New York lawmaker was responding to Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander’s announcement on Thursday night that he would not vote Friday to hear witnesses in the Senate trial. “It’s deeply disturbing that on something of such importance to the future of our democracy, a few of my Republican colleagues announced last night they’d vote against hearing additional evidence,” Schumer said at a news conference. “It’s clear where the American people...

... Mr. Schumer nonetheless had an opportunity to do what Democrats keep pretending to do: Take the proceedings seriously. Had he reached out to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to work on an agreement—had he privately spoken of the need for the Senate to come together and publicly refrained from partisan jabs—he’d have had an audience. Republican senators—in particular those up for re-election or retiring—don’t want to be accused of bias. As of last weekend, enough GOP senators to matter were still on the fence about Democratic demands for more witnesses. Not so much anymore. Mr. Schumer managed to annoy them,...

Is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer not well? An eagle-eyed viewer spotted Schumer walking into the Senate chamber as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaking. Schumer appeared to look down at his empty chair, and motion for a “person” to move. Watch: https://twitter.com/graenni/status/1219938057668919296?s=11 Sen. Patty Murray, seated directly behind Schumer, didn’t seem to react, suggesting he wasn’t speaking to her. Sen. Diane Feinstein, sitting next to Murray, looked at Murray confusingly. Schumer plopped into the chair and slouched down.