NASHVILLE – Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander says he’s open to seeking additional information and having witnesses testify if he thinks it’s necessary during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
With the impeachment trial expected to begin Thursday, the three-term Tennessee senator also said he doesn’t favor immediate dismissal by the GOP-controlled Senate of the articles of impeachment by the Democratic House.
“I think we should hear the case,” Alexander said in a statement Wednesday. “We have a constitutional duty to do that.”
What “that means to me, number one, [is] hear the arguments,” Alexander added. “Number two, to ask our questions. Number three, to be guaranteed the right to vote on whether we need additional evidence following hearing the case.
“Evidence could be witnesses,” continued Alexander, who is retiring at the end of this third term. “It could be documents.”