Thread by @JonathanTamari

Outside @SenToomey’s office: close to 1000 Hershey bars with almonds to stock the Senate candy desk as the impeachment trial rolls on

@SenToomey Toomey continues to say there is a "very high bar" to remove a president & sees witnesses as necessary only if they are likely to change the understanding of the facts to the point that they might shift senators' verdicts

@SenToomey Toomey on witnesses:
"The criteria is not Does the witness have something interesting to say? The criteria is are they likely to be able to shed definitive light on a disputed issue ... so central ... that the resolution of it could change my final conclusion. ... High bar"

@SenToomey More Toomey:
"I don't think that there should be an automatic presumption that there have to be witnesses. Witnesses serve a purpose in a trial, and the purpose is to determine the facts in the case"
Add that the facts here are not much disputed.

@SenToomey Lastly:
- Toomey reiterates he'll decide on witnesses after both sides present their cases and Sens ask questions
- He was emphatic that he did not use the "fidget spinner"