Pelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote

February 2, 2020 3oliver

House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiPelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote How the House lost the witness battle along with impeachment The law and order party has become the party of cowardice and complicity MORE (D-Calif.) said it was “sad” that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellPelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote Behind the scenes of McConnell’s impeachment drama Bill Maher on Democracy post-Trump acquittal: ‘I feel like I’m standing over a casket’ MORE (R-Ky.) “humiliated” Chief Justice John Roberts in President Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpCoronavirus death toll rises to 304 in China Michael Moore: Clinton comments about Sanders ‘divisive,’ ‘cruel’ and ‘a lie’ Palestinian Authority cuts security ties with US, Israel following Trump peace plan announcement MORE’s impeachment trial by voting against any additional witness testimony.

“It is a sad day for America to see Senator McConnell humiliate the Chief Justice of the United States into presiding over a vote which rejected our nation’s judicial norms, precedents and institutions which uphold the Constitution and the rule of law,” Pelosi tweeted Saturday.

It is a sad day for America to see Senator McConnell humiliate the Chief Justice of the United States into presiding over a vote which rejected our nation’s judicial norms, precedents and institutions which uphold the Constitution and the rule of law.

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 1, 2020

Senate Republicans on Friday voted 51-49, against a resolution that would have allowed witnesses to testify and additional documents introduced into the trial.

There were several Senate Republicans who were on the fence about whether to vote for or against allowing witnesses, but in the end, only Sens. Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyPelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote Warriors coach Steve Kerr knocks senators for voting against new witnesses at trial Behind the scenes of McConnell’s impeachment drama MORE (Utah) and Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsPelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote Warriors coach Steve Kerr knocks senators for voting against new witnesses at trial Behind the scenes of McConnell’s impeachment drama MORE (Maine) broke rank and voted with the Democratic minority.

Republican Sens. Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiPelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote Warriors coach Steve Kerr knocks senators for voting against new witnesses at trial Trump shares photo of himself golfing as Senate nears end of trial MORE (Alaska) and Lamar AlexanderAndrew (Lamar) Lamar AlexanderPelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote Sunday shows preview: Lawmakers prepare for final vote on impeachment; 2020 Democrats make final push before Iowa causes Trump shares photo of himself golfing as Senate nears end of trial MORE (Tenn.) were the other main lawmakers on the bubble, but both decided vote no on the resolution.

Pelosi is also not the first Democrat to bring up Republicans’ call for no witnesses and how it could affect members of the judiciary.

During the open question period on Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann Warren2020 Dems celebrate Black History Month Critical Iowa poll scrapped over apparent coding error Pelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote MORE (D-Mass.), who is also running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, asked if the lack of witnesses in the impeachment trial was undermining the legitimacy of Chief Justice John Roberts – who is presiding over the trial – and the entire justice system.

It is unclear if the question was meant as a dig at Roberts or at Senate Republicans.

“At a time when large majorities of Americans have lost faith in government, does the fact that the chief justice is presiding over an impeachment trial in which Republican senators have thus far refused to allow witnesses or evidence contribute to the loss of legitimacy of the chief justice, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution?” Warren’s question read.

House impeachment manager and California Democrat Rep. Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffPelosi says it was ‘sad’ to see McConnell ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice Roberts while presiding over witness vote Sunday shows preview: Lawmakers prepare for final vote on impeachment; 2020 Democrats make final push before Iowa causes Schiff hauls in .5M in Q4 MORE, at whom the question was directed, answered that he did not think that lack of witnesses contributed to a loss of confidence in the justice.

After blocking the Democrats’ witnesses resolution, Senate Republicans later adopted a resolution to reconvene on Monday, with House impeachment managers and Trump’s lawyers able to deliver closing arguments and a final vote on the articles expected on Wednesday.