US Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, managed on Wednesday to have a Democrat’s statements about him removed from the registry during the second day of former President Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate, according to a report.
Lee protested after US Congressman David Cicilline, DR.I., stated during the trial that Trump had spoken to Lee by phone during the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, The Washington Times reported. But Lee insisted that Trump was trying to contact US Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Instead.
“They are against the facts,” said Lee, disputing Cicilline’s comments, according to the Times. “I am the only witness. These statements are not true … they were not made by me and are not accurate.”
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“They are contrary to the facts. I am the only witness. These statements are not true … they were not made by me and are not accurate.”
US Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Who is presiding over the trial, initially opposed Lee’s claim – but Lee appealed – prompting Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., to seek clarification. about why Leahy was opposed, according to the times.
US Rep. David Cicilline, DR.I. (Associated Press)
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Some discussion ensued, and then the House’s impeachment manager, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Declared Cicilline’s comments about Lee to be “untrue” and agreed to remove the comments from the records, according to the Times. .
Earlier this week, Lee appeared on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom”, where he predicted that Trump will finally be acquitted at the impeachment trial – just as Trump was acquitted last February, after the first time he was charged.