Republicans are surprised at how 'flimsy' the impeachment case is

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Sen. Tom Cotton, who was required to sit through the entirety of Wednesday's marathon Senate impeachment trial session, said on Thursday that “it certainly seems to drag on late into the night as House Democrats repeat themselves time and time again.”

Cotton, R-Ark., made the comment on “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday, adding that if House Democrats “had strong evidence though, I think they’d simply present that evidence and let it speak for itself, but they don't."

"That's why what we heard yesterday were repetitive arguments over and over again based on little more than hearsay, and the House Democrats' objections to Donald Trump being the president,” he continued.

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“One thing I've seen as I've listened to these House Democrats for the last few days is just how flimsy the evidence is to support their case, based primarily on hearsay. And again, repeating themselves over and over again, because they don't have the evidence that would just speak for itself.”

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“If they had an overwhelming case, they wouldn't be demanding that the Senate do the work that the House wasn't willing to do, subpoenaing documents and witnesses and going to court if necessary to enforce that,” he said. “The Democrats refused to do that in the House because they wanted to rush this through to try to hurt the president's reelection chances.”

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