Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham
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“Have you given up on the idea that the majority will vote to dismiss case right away?” host Chris Wallace
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“That’s dead for practical purposes,” Graham told Wallace. “There are a lot of senators who I think will wind up acquitting the president but believe we need to hear the House’s case [and] the president’s case in answer to the House’s case.”
“The idea of dismissing the case early on is not going to happen,” he added. “We don’t have the votes for that.”
Graham also said he intends to vote against hearing from witnesses desired by Democrats — including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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“If we call one witness, we’re going to call all the witnesses. There’s not going to be a process where the Democrats get their witnesses and the president gets shut out,” he added. “I want this trial to get over as quick as possible. I want the people of the United States to pick the next president.”
