From The Louisville Courier-Journal: A tale of 2 impeachments: What Mitch McConnell says now vs. Bill Clinton's 1999 trial
Berry Craig
By MORGAN WATKINS
"I think the beauty of this is that it doesn't rule witnesses either in or out. I think this is a better way to go, to give the House managers the opportunity to make their arguments." – Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
You might assume the senator made that comment recently, as the Senate wrestles with whether to let witnesses testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
But it was actually 21 years ago, in January 1999, as former President Bill Clinton faced his own impeachment trial — a case that involved different allegations but similar debates over witness testimony and constitutional responsibility.