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Heidi Przybyla: 1 more R needed to hear witnesses at Trump's impeachment trial
Heidi Przybyla ✔ @HeidiNBC
After 17 years in the Senate, a single vote may define retiring Sen. @SenaAlexander's legacy.
W 1 more R needed to hear witnesses at Trump's impeachment trial, his good friend, Keel Hunt (Alexander was best man at his 1981 wedding), spoke with @NBCNews
Here's what Hunt said:
“If I had to guess right now … I wouldn’t be surprised if he says, ‘yeah let’s hear them. I think there’s a point when you think, how long can you keep a straight face,” Hunt said on Jan. 28.
The senator’s entire career has been about “looking for a middle ground,” said Hunt.
Even so, Hunt said he hasn't spoken w Alexander in weeks and has no idea how the senator will actually vote; he may be projecting what he thinks his friend *should* do.
Alexander, revered as a principled lawmaker and institutionalist, is caught between strong political winds.
Shepherd, whose children attended high school w Alexander’s children, said she’s troubled there’s doubt about how he’ll vote on witnesses.
“Many of us know Lamar and have known him for years and just don’t quite understand where he is right now and what’s happened to him."
8:20 PM - Jan 30, 2020
After 17 years in the Senate, a single vote may define retiring Sen. @SenaAlexander's legacy.
W 1 more R needed to hear witnesses at Trump's impeachment trial, his good friend, Keel Hunt (Alexander was best man at his 1981 wedding), spoke with @NBCNews
Here's what Hunt said:
“If I had to guess right now … I wouldn’t be surprised if he says, ‘yeah let’s hear them. I think there’s a point when you think, how long can you keep a straight face,” Hunt said on Jan. 28.
The senator’s entire career has been about “looking for a middle ground,” said Hunt.
Even so, Hunt said he hasn't spoken w Alexander in weeks and has no idea how the senator will actually vote; he may be projecting what he thinks his friend *should* do.
Alexander, revered as a principled lawmaker and institutionalist, is caught between strong political winds.
Shepherd, whose children attended high school w Alexander’s children, said she’s troubled there’s doubt about how he’ll vote on witnesses.
“Many of us know Lamar and have known him for years and just don’t quite understand where he is right now and what’s happened to him."
8:20 PM - Jan 30, 2020
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