Impeachment ‘Swing Vote’ Murkowski Deals Blow To Democrats’ Witness Demands

The demands of the Democratic impeachment managers appear to be falling flat with some key potential “swing votes” on the other side of the aisle.

One of the Republican moderates Democrats are hoping will be among the four Republican defectors they need to force the subpoenaing of additional witnesses is Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. But the senator’s comments after three days of the trial suggest she is not going to cave to Democrats’ attempts to force former national security adviser John Bolton and others to testify.