Pelosi is right there is no point of a Trial if it’s simply a vote. Trump can call his witnesses and have his lawyers which he’s been demanding. Now he wants no witnesses and no Trial and says its Pelosi’s fault. Sorry who else but Trump? (ODT)

They’d made up their minds to acquit the President of the impeachment charges, in the hope that would exonerate him of any wrongdoing, without the need to risk any new evidence coming to the surface.

But the Speaker of the Democrat controlled House had a Joker up her sleeve.

Nancy Pelosi revealed she was breaking with convention by withholding the impeachment articles, until the House and the Senate could agree on procedures for a “fair trial”.

via Donald Trump impeachment reaches stalemate as Democrats make a strategic move – Analysis & Opinion – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)