Impeachment Trial: “No” witnesses, “No” documents, “No” impartiality

What kind of impeachment trial has no witnesses and no documents?

A republican one.

Missouri’s senators’ (r) votes against witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump (r):

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1284 )
Vote Number: 15
Vote Date: January 21, 2020, 04:33 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1284 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To subpoena certain White House documents and records.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The vote “Yea” is to table the amendment.

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to see relevant White House documents and records.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1285 )
Vote Number: 16
Vote Date: January 21, 2020, 06:25 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1285 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To subpoena certain Department of State documents and records.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to see relevant State Department documents and records.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1286 )
Vote Number: 17
Vote Date: January 21, 2020, 07:24 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1286 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To subpoena certain Office of Management and Budget documents and records.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to see relevant OMB documents and records.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No.1287 )
Vote Number: 18
Vote Date: January 21, 2020, 09:21 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1287 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To subpoena John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to hear from Mick Mulvaney (r).

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1288 )
Vote Number: 19
Vote Date: January 21, 2020, 10:22 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1288 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To subpoena certain Department of Defense documents and records.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to see relevant Department of Defense documents and records.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1289 )
Vote Number: 20
Vote Date: January 21, 2020, 11:12 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1289 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To subpoena Robert B. Blair and Michael P. Duffey.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to hear from Blair and Duffey.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1290 )
Vote Number: 21
Vote Date: January 21, 2020, 11:55 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1290 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To prevent the selective admission of evidence and to provide for appropriate handling of classified and confidential materials.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want to prevent selective admission of evidence.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1291 )
Vote Number: 22
Vote Date: January 22, 2020, 12:56 AM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1291 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To subpoena John Robert Bolton.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to hear from John Bolton (r).

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1292 )
Vote Number: 23
Vote Date: January 22, 2020, 01:13 AM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1292 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide that motions to subpoena witnesses or documents shall be in order after the question period.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t want anyone to hear from witnesses or to see documents.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1293 )
Vote Number: 24
Vote Date: January 22, 2020, 01:21 AM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1293 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To allow additional time to file responses to motions.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 52
NAYs 48

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority wants to rush through a superficial trial.

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Schumer for Van Hollen Amdt. No. 1294 )
Vote Number: 25
Vote Date: January 22, 2020, 01:35 AM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1294 to S.Res. 483 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To help ensure impartial justice by requiring the Chief Justice of the United States to rule on motions to subpoena witnesses and documents.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 53
NAYs 47

Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Yea

The republican majority doesn’t care about impartiality.