Top Democrat says bombshell report about withheld military aid to Ukraine is a 'game changer' ahead of Senate impeachment trial

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks at a news conference, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed alarm and demanded that four key witnesses testify in the Senate impeachment trial in a Monday statement.
"This new story shows all four witnesses we Senate Democrats have requested — Mick Mulvaney, John Bolton, Michael Duffey, and Robert Blair — were intimately involved and had direct knowledge of President Trump's decision to cut off aid in order to benefit himself."
Thus far the White House has blocked officials from participating in the impeachment inquiry.
Schumer continued: "President Trump, if you are so confident you did nothing wrong: why won't you let your men testify?"
Democrats, who are in the minority in the Senate, where the impeachment trial will be held, are trying to pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell into calling witnesses as part of the trial procedure.
McConnell has thus far signaled reluctance to call witnesses and said in a Fox News interview that he was working in coordination with White House lawyers in regards to the trial.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called a bombshell New York Times report "game changer"; the report revealed new details about the Trump administration's hold on Congressionally mandated military aid to Ukraine.

"This new story shows all four witnesses we Senate Democrats have requested — Mick Mulvaney, John Bolton, Michael Duffey, and Robert Blair — were intimately involved and had direct knowledge of President Trump's decision to cut off aid in order to benefit himself," Schumer said on Monday in New York.

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