About three-quarters through the question-and-answer session of President Trump's trial, only 3 senators have yet to submit written queries for Chief Justice Roberts to read:
Alexander
Enzi
McConnell
Alexander
Enzi
McConnell
Potentially pivotal moment just now on the floor: Sen. Alexander asks managers about bipartisanship of previous impeachment proceedings. As Rep. Lofgren answers, he walks to the back and talks to Majority Secretary Laura Dove, who listens with her mouth agape before responding.
Alexander then walked back to his desk as Dove then walked to her seat next to Sen. Thune. She conferred with another Republican aide and Sen. McConnell and started writing on paper as Alexander watched from his side of the chamber.
McConnell then read the note and conferred with his aides as Sen. Schumer asked a separate question about witnesses. McConnell then got up and asked the president's counsel to respond to Alexander's previous question, eliciting a history by deputy counsel Philbin.
Alexander and McConnell left for the dinner recess without exchanging a word, but McConnell's cheeks remained flushed until he left the chamber.
The kicker: Alexander already knew the answers. He's been studying past impeachments long before he knew he'd be sitting as a juror in Trump's trial.🔒njour.nl/s/704208
