“Just counted 21 empty seats on the GOP side of the Senate, 2 on the Dem side, a couple hours into [Adam] Schiff’s presentation.
Just counted 21 empty seats on the GOP side of the Senate, 2 on the Dem side, a couple hours into Schiff's presentation.
Some are just stretching their legs, but most are not in the chamber.
That means more than one-third of 53 Republican senators tasked with deciding the president’s fate all missed the same segment of the historic trial.
Couldn't see when lot of people left, but Graham, Cassidy and Risch were all out for a long time.
Cassidy on Tuesday said he planned to “listen to both sides with an open mind” before reaching a decision.
Yahoo News Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward also noted the absence of the chamber’s GOP members. »