Chuck Schumer embraces an old friend: The media
Posted on AllSides January 22nd, 2020
From The Left
Senators are barred from talking in the chamber during the impeachment trial. But that’s not stopping Chuck Schumer from chatting every chance he gets.
The New York Democrat is engaging in an unprecedented media blitz — even for the voluble Senate minority leader — as he pushes Democratic calls for witnesses and documents to make the case against President Donald Trump.
Before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, the first day of the Senate impeachment trial, Schumer had gone on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and CNN. He then held an...