Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @edokeefe: WATCH: Last month, Rep. Jamie @HerreraBeutler told @cbssunday's Rita Braver about her experience in the Capitol attack. #impe… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @jackturmanIII: Per pooler @jason_donner inside the Senate chamber: “Ron Johnson turned to Mitt Romney and was upset with him, even poin… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

By a vote of 55-45, the Senate votes to consider witnesses and additional evidence. Now, the timeline for today that seemed pretty clear last night - dispensing with witnesses/evidence today, closing arguments and a vote - is in doubt. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

At the last minute, @LindseyGrahamSC changes his vote to yes (don't take this as a sign he would want to acquit - it likely means he wants to hear from defense witnesses). — PolitiTweet.org

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Adding a fourth: @SenSasse — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

The Senate is currently voting on whether to call witnesses in the Senate trial. So far, three Republicans -- @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski and @MittRomney have voted yes. All 3 asked Trump's lawyers yesterday about what he knew during the attack. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

One repeated theme that Van der Veen has struggled with throughout this entire proceeding is the fact that a Senate trial is *not* a criminal trial and normal courtroom rules don't apply. Case in point: He and his team met with @tedcruz, technically a juror, this week. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @krisvancleave: Senator McConnell plans to vote to acquit former President Trump in email to colleagues, per source familiar. — PolitiTweet.org

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Van der Veen argues to close the case out today. "The House has to live with the case that they brought," he said. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

This is new, and big. Here's the statement Raskin referenced: https://t.co/YcvrjKxf7b Responding now, Trump lawyer Van Der Veen says he would need to call at least 100 witnesses, citing rioters who claimed Trump was a co-conspirator. "I need to do a thorough investigation." — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepRaskin opens Saturday morning by saying he would like to subpoena @HerreraBeutler for testimony and her notes about @GOPLeader's conversation with Trump on 1/6, which he described to her and other lawmakers. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenWhitehouse earlier today, approx. 6:45 p.m. when asked about witnesses: "That's not gonna happen. I think this is concluded at this point. The rules don't permit any further proceedings. And nobody's moved to ask for further proceedings." Tonight after the CNN story --> — PolitiTweet.org

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More from this: "To the patriots who were standing next to the former president as these conversations were happening, or even to the former Vice President: if you have something to add here, now would be the time." Does this change the calculus on witnesses for the trial? — PolitiTweet.org

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A source close to Trump's legal team confirms this to @CBSNews, describing what's below as "100% accurate." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@HerreraBeutler confirms in a statement that @GOPLeader said Trump told him “I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are” when he reached Trump by phone during the 1/6 attack —> — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about a photograph of his notes today that appeared to show a speech that he would acquit Trump, @SenBillCassidy told reporters, "It was a press release that my team did. If I had flipped the page, you would have had the one going the other way." — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenSchumer announces he will ask the Senate to pass legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Officer Eugene Goodman, who has been in the chamber today. He led rioters away from the Senate chamber and was seen in a video directing @MittRomney away from their path. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Impeachment Q&A is done. What's left (likely tomorrow): Debate (if any) over witnesses and further evidence, and closing arguments. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Given his anger after the impeachment managers showed Capitol security video the other day, I was wondering if @SenDanSullivan might end up a vote to acquit. But he just asked a friendly question of Trump's attorney about the lack of due process - making that seem less likely. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Rather than yelling at us...bring your client here and have him testify under oath," @RepRaskin says. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

An uncharacteristic shot from @RepRaskin at the top of his answer, when he cites Van Der Veen's earlier statement that this trial was the worst experience he's had in Washington. "Man, you should have been here on January 6th," Raskin said. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

An uncharacteristic shot from @RepRaskin at the top of his answer, when he cites Van Der Veen's earlier statement that this trial was the worst experience he's had in Washington. "Man, you should have been here on January 6th," Van Der Veen said. — PolitiTweet.org

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"I have a problem with the facts in the question because I have no idea and nobody in the House has given us any opportunity to have any idea," Van Der Veen says, but says he's "sure" that Trump was concerned for Pence's safety. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Does this show that President Trump was tolerant of the intimidation of Vice President Pence?" @SenCassidy asks, citing the Tuberville tweet -- but Van Der Veen says he disputes the premise of the question because there was no investigation. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jackturmanIII: Trump attorney van der Veen refused to answer if he thinks Trump won the election in response to a question from Sen. Sa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bensiegel: Van der Veen: "He advocated for patriotic, peaceful protests ... the House managers have showed zero evidence that his words… — PolitiTweet.org

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Van Der Veen: "At no point was the president informed that the vice president was in any danger" and says there's no evidence to the otherwise because the House impeachment was rushed. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

(Correx for correct Castro) .@JoaquinCastrotx reads Trump's tweet, and notes that by that point everyone had seen on TV that the Capitol was being breached. He also notes that @SenTuberville said he told Trump Pence had been taken out of the chamber. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@JulianCastro reads Trump's tweet, and notes that by that point everyone had seen on TV that the Capitol was being breached. He also notes that @SenTuberville said he told Trump Pence had been taken out of the chamber. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@MittRomney, for himself and @SenatorCollins, asks if Trump was aware Pence had been removed by the Senate for his safety when he tweeted Pence lacked courage. — PolitiTweet.org