‘Would be a BIG problem’: Trump claims Schiff doesn’t want a witness trade because it would harm Democrats

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President Trump suggested that Adam Schiff and his fellow Democrats were opposed to doing a witness swap because it would harm their argument for impeachment.

Several Republicans had floated the idea of allowing impeachment testimony in the Senate trial from John Bolton in exchange for testimony from witnesses the GOP wanted to hear, including Hunter Biden or Joe Biden. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, also called for testimony from Eric Ciaramella, a 33-year-old career CIA analyst who has been reported to be the whistleblower.

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