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I was told that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was absolutely livid at Raskin both for blindsiding him with the boneheaded move for witnesses and also for potentially putting Trump’s lawyers effectively in control of the Senate for weeks or months. Schumer reportedly was screaming at the House managers in the Democrats’ cloakroom so loudly that he could be heard from outside the thick wooden doors.

Meanwhile, McConnell and his Republicans were being jocular and poking fun at the lack of critical thinking and political calculus displayed by Raskin and his lollipop guild of weak House managers.