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The statement comes days after the Senate minority leader said former President Donald Trump committed a "disgraceful dereliction of duty" on Jan. 6.

Democrats argue that moving forward with witnesses would have prolonged the Senate impeachment trial and wouldn't have convinced additional Republicans to vote to convict Trump.

Seven Republicans joined with all Democrats and independents to vote to convict the former president for inciting an insurrection, but the tally is short of the two-thirds vote needed.

The impeachment managers and the former president's defense team agreed to enter a statement from GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler into evidence instead of calling her as a witness.

The first three days of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump went about as well as they could have for Democratic House impeachment managers.

House impeachment managers played new video and audio documenting the violent mayhem at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Six Republicans voted with all Democrats to advance the Senate impeachment trial.

The former president is being tried on one article of impeachment saying he incited the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Videos shown during the proceedings may contain profanity and violence.

Aides say the Senate will hear evidence "nobody has seen before" related to incitement of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The former president's defense, however, argues the trial should not happen at all.

Donald Trump became the first president impeached twice after the House voted to approve an article on inciting an insurrection. It's unlikely enough Republicans will join Democrats to convict him.

The Senate trial began Tuesday on one article the House approved, charging former President Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection for the Capitol riot. Most senators want a short trial.

House managers say the former president is responsible for the Jan. 6 riot. But Trump's attorneys argue that his "speech was never directed to inciting or producing any imminent lawless action."