IMPORTANT: Schumer laying down marker on Senate trial structure, including on need for witnesses 
Schumer’s letter to McConnell comes before the two meet to discuss a possible bipartisan resolution to structure the trial - and after Senate Rs have made clear they’re shifting against witnesses
Structurally, this is a v. important sentence - ‘99 trial didn’t deal w witnesses til later. That’s what McConnell prefers: “The issue of witnesses and documents, which are the most important issues facing us, should be decided before we move forward with any part of the trial.”
Read @FoxReports for a great breakdown of Schumer’s opening offer on Senate impeachment trial structure/process cnn.com/2019/12/15/pol…
