Article 5E5VB Democrats defend decision not to call witnesses as tactic under scrutiny

Democrats defend decision not to call witnesses as tactic under scrutiny

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Richard Luscombe
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We needed more senators with spines,' said Stacey Plaskett after vote to convict fell short of two-thirds majority needed

Democrats defended their prosecution of Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Sunday and hinted at the possibility of criminal charges, after failing to convince enough senators the former president was guilty of inciting the deadly Capitol attack.

Related: Boris Johnson calls Trump impeachment over Capitol attack 'kerfuffle'

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