Schneider Statement on Senate Impeachment Vote on Witnesses

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted against additional witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump:

"The American people deserved a fair trial, and today Republicans in the Senate failed them. By blocking additional witnesses and documents from consideration, the President's allies transformed what should have been a trial in pursuit of the truth into a disgraceful cover-up of the President's wrongdoing.

"I am deeply concerned about precedent set by today's vote and the consequences for our Constitutional system of checks and balances. The Senators did not just vote to deny witnesses, they sent a message to the current White House and all future Presidents that Congress will not stand up to an Executive that abuses its immense powers for political gain and obstructs Congress's efforts to seek the truth."