Schumer: Vote Against Witnesses in Senate Impeachment Trial Would be a ‘Cover-up’

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), second from left, speaks as Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in a press conference in Washington on Jan. 31, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

A vote against hearing from additional witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial against President Donald Trump would mean a cover-up, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) claimed on Friday.

“If my Republican colleagues refuse to even consider witnesses and documents in this trial, this country is headed towards the greatest cover-up since Watergate,” Schumer said during a press conference in Washington ahead of the vote.