House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) asked the Senate today to subpoena a Republican congresswoman, throwing a new wrinkle into the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
The trial has been on a fast track, with many Senators from both sides of the aisle anxious to put it behind them and move on. But Raskin cited a statement from Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) about a phone call she had with House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). McCarthy, she said, told her of a phone call he received from Trump telling him that the mob storming the Capitol on January 6th was “more upset about the election than you are.”
Raskin suggested deposing Herrera by Zoom for an hour. Trump attorney Michael van der Veen responded that if the Democratic house managers wish to call witnesses, that he will need “over 100 depositions.”
