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Wisconsin Senators Respond to Latest Impeachment Vote

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

January 31, 2020

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As the Senate Impeachment trial comes to a close, Wisconsin Senators Tammy Baldwin (R) and Ron Johnson (D) give their takes on the Senate’s latest 51-49 vote to not include witnesses and additional materials in the trial. Baldwin disclosed that she voted for the inclusion of witnesses and evidence while Johnson said he voted against it.

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