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Second Day of Questions in Impeachment Trial, Then a Decision on Witnesses

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   WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate will spend a final day Thursday
   questioning President Donald Trump's defense team and the House
   lawmakers prosecuting his impeachment case, as a decision looms about
   allowing witnesses.

   How quickly the proceedings come to a close will be determined by
   whether the Republican-majority will approve a request from Democrats
   to hear from key administration officials. The issue dominated
   Wednesday's first session, during which senators submitted written
   questions.

   The spotlight was on John Bolton, the former national security adviser
   who wrote in a yet-to-be-published book that Trump told him he was
   withholding $391 million in military aid to Ukraine until President
   Volodymyr Zelenskiy publicly announced a corruption investigation into
   Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden.

   Democrats insist Bolton and others must be called as witnesses. Most
   Republicans, who say Trump did nothing wrong in freezing the aid to
   Ukraine, do not want Bolton or anyone else subpoenaed or any new
   evidence entered.

   WATCH: Senators Take Turns Asking Questions at Trump Impeachment Trial

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