Democrats' plan to call witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial looks as good as dead

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• The Senate will vote on Friday evening on whether to call witnesses to testify in Trump's impeachment trial.
• But it looks like the likelihood of witnesses being called is as good as dead.
• The motion to call witnesses requires a simple majority in the GOP-controlled Senate, requiring at least four Republican senators to vote with the Democrats.
• The motion passing or failing rests on the shoulders of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has yet to reveal her vote, as well as Chief Justice John Roberts to break a potential tie.
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The Senate will vote on Friday whether to call witnesses to testify in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but as of Thursday night, the attempt to subpoena documents and witnesses looks all but dead.

The motion to call witnesses requires a simple majority in the GOP-controlled Senate, requiring at least four Republican senators to vote with the Democrats. The four swing Republican senators include Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, and Lamar Alexander.

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