Senate Democrat on impeachment trial: 'If you have a rigged trial there's no exoneration in acquitta

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Senate Democrat on impeachment trial: 'If you have a rigged trial there's no exoneration in acquittal'
By Justine Coleman - 12/29/19 10:20 AM EST

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) questioned whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will “try to rig” the impeachment trial by teaming up with President Trump.

Van Hollen told Jon Karl on ABC’s “This Week” that Senate Democrats are pushing for a “fair trial” where they are permitted to call witnesses and obtain necessary documents.

“Is Sen. McConnell, the Republican leader, going to try to rig this trial right from the start working in lockstep with the president and his lawyers?” he said. “Or is he going to allow a fair trial?”

The Maryland senator insinuated that if McConnell sabotages the fairness of the trial, Trump’s acquittal would not exonerate him.

"We keep hearing President Trump say he's going to be exonerated,” he said. “Look, if you have a rigged trial there's no exoneration in acquittal."

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