movers and proceedings tomorrow morning 10:00 a.m. eastern time. and it appears there's closing arguments they are allotted four hours for that. and then a vote to convict or acquit. tonight, before we wrap up our coverage of today's proceedings, we want to know from all view what you heard from these questions the senators opposed and the answers they received from the lawyers in the house impeachment managers, what questions would you have asked these impeachment managers? you can see mitt romney and senator john kester speaking

as they exit the chamber. we will continue to watch by the way all of the cameras that are outside the chamber. we will see if any senators have anything to say to the american people, to the reporters after today's proceedings. we'll show you that as well. republicans 2-027-488-2921, democrats (202)748-8920, all others can vn at (202)748-8922 go to twitter at c-span. just to give you the extent of the impeachment trial, if they would wrap tomorrow it would be one of the shortest impeachment trials in history for the first impeachment trial proceeding against the former president in 2020 lasted 21 days. in 1999, the impeachment trial

for president bill clinton lasted 37 days. and in 1868 the impeachment trial for president andrew johnson stretched over 83 days. again, the senate has adjourned for the evening. they will resume the senate impeachment trial tomorrow. we want to know for a view what you heard and this question and answer period from senators. let's go to dale person's in dusky, ohio, republican dale what you think of the questions? >> caller: are you doing today? >> host: i'm doing well what'd you think about the questions to the senators? >> caller: we knows the democrats had full five minutes it probably had 45 questions erected to them for they got a lot of air time for they played really on all the emotions if you look at that. most of the questions were directed to the democrats. when stacy said that he should be acquitted, everybody seen

that, everybody heard it. it's good to hear a democrat messed up and said he could be acquitted. the trump team they know the constitution how much of a farce it is and how much they've changed everything. and with voter fraud, there is plenty of evidence. there's a beautiful thing on youtube. there's so much forensic detail. too many videos and too many people saying it was you look into it you will cx. >> all right dale, let's see if the reports get them, know it looks like is not coming over to the microphone to talk. as you although he voted along with five of his republican colleagues in 15 democrats to vote to move forward with the proceedings. that it was constitutional. now this evening, of the "washington post" sent out this picture him out "washington post" photographer.

it says this photograph of bill cassidy holding what appears to be a statement against conviction. now the senator's office, the spokesperson mentioned a tweet saying he's measuring both sets of arguments and is reviewing the memos from both points of view as a process before coming to a conclusion. i will just note that they've sent out this tweet at around 5:30 5:00 p.m. tonight saying popped into the chamber for 20 minutes, a lot of empty seats he noted on the gop side during the question and answer time. about 17 empty seats he counted, three on the democratic side. a bunch of them appeared to be hanging out in the cloakroom including graham, bill cassidy a swing vote he noted and pacing back and forth in the back of the chamber. grace says that during the halley kramer questioning,

cassidy was having intense conversation setting right outside the cloak room doors, heads bent together but after they finish cassidy continued pacing, arms crossed in the back of the chamber. you can see more senators making their way out of the senate chamber, down into the basement of the senate over to their offices for the evening. they will be back in their offices and back on capitol hill in the senate chamber at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. you can watch our coverage right here on cspan2. you can also watch our website he spent.org. you can listen if you double the free c-span radio app and you can watch any of the proceedings anytime on demand if you go to c-span.org/impeachment. sandra in camp hill, pennsylvania democratic color, sandra what to do think of the questions asked and the answers given? >> caller: i thought the questions were very good. i would have liked to hear somebody asked trump's lawyers

what could possibly be a reason for not convicting trump? i am hearing that it seemed to me what the republicans are worried about is facing primary challengers as a result of trump supporters. and losing their jobs. all i can think of is all of the many people who lost their jobs last year due to the pandemic. and wondering if they really feel sorry for senators who might lose their jobs. they need to do the right thing. >> let's listen to senator blumenthal of connecticut. >> all right looks like we are not getting audio from that position there with cameras in the senate basement. we will see if we can get that

fixed. in the meantime, davidson and texas. david said hello to you what to do this afternoon's proceedings? b3 i think this afternoon's proceedings went pretty well. jaisol a lot of the questions asked were well put. i believe the previous collar made a good point in that someone should have asked the former president trump's defense white sugar and he get convicted? i mean looking at all of the evidence. spirit did you hear what are their lawyers say you don't have to listen to representative raskin, the lead manager on having a reason to convict. you can convict, he said, if you believe the senate did not have jurisdiction to try to impeach a former president. you can convict if you believe that his language, his rhetoric was protected by the first amendment.

>> caller: looking at the evidence provided i see no other -- it's hard to deny trump fanned the flames that led to the insurrection. it's hardly did not? >> caller: it's hard to believe he did not fan those flames. but the language the language he used was right there. it was on his twitter, in that speech. spun all right davidson in texas will hear from peggy from texas. >> caller: hi there. every law enforcement back trump for a reason. because trump stands for law and order. when a regatta start holding adults responsible for their

own actions? who was in charge of security for the white house? trump offered to send in the national guard and was turned down. it is my understanding pelosi was in charge of security there. and with that many people attending over 90%, trump supporters were peacefully there. i've seen the videos. some of those people with a red on were not trump supporters. so there needs to be a complete investigation on who is responsible for preplanning, setting that thing up, and holding the adults there responsible for the virus. >> okay peggy let's go back to one of the questions asked it was of lisa of alaska further question was, what was the

president doing during the riot? >> exactly when did president trump learned of the breach of the capitol and what specific action did he take to bring the rioting to an end? and when did he take them. please be as detailed as possible >> the house managers have given us -- haven't got around too that question. we are able to peace together a timeline and it goes all the way back to december 31, january 2 there is a lot of interaction between the authorities and getting folks to have security beforehand. on the day we have a tweet at 2:30 eight. it was certainly some time before then with the rush to

bring this impeachment there has been absolutely no investigation into that. and that is the problem with this entire proceeding. the house managers did zero investigation. and the american people deserve a lot better than coming in here with no evidence, hearsay on top of hearsay, on top of reports that are hearsay. due process is required here. and that was denied. spun a former president lawyer michael van der veen there answer your question about what the president was doing and when did he know about the breach at the capitol. what did you think of his answer? we are asking you to give us your thoughts tonight on the question and answer period of today's senate impeachment proceedings. before they went to question and answer, the defense had

their turn to make the case for the president. they took three hours of their 16 allotted hours to do so. and then they rested their case. we now know tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. when the senate resumes is the closing arguments, which is about four hours. and then a final vote on whether or not to convict the former president. now politico reports that one possible decision that could extend the trial would be if the houses non- impeachment manager decided to call witnesses. democrats have largely indicated that they don't believe they need additional witnesses to bolster a voluminous record that links presidents violence with the capitol and will not intervene once it began to read that as a political reporting. we will see what happens tomorrow if witnesses were to be considered. now if that were to happen if the house managers were to ask

for witnesses, there be two hours of debate equally divided for argument. and then there is a four hours for closing arguments followed by as we said the final vote. it takes 67 centers come two thirds of the senate to convict on impeachment. that means they would need all 50 democrats and 17 republicans to vote to convict. if they were to do that, republicans are signaling that there are not enough of them to convict. but if they did they would be a vote to bar the former president for future office. that would be a simple majority vote sprayed on your screen as lisa murkowski, republican of alaska who voted the proceedings were constitutional. she could be one of those republicans that vote to convict tomorrow. we are asking you what your thoughts are in today's proceedings. in the question and answer

period, what did you think of the questions asked and the answers given? diana and kentucky a democratic color we will go to you. >> caller: i agree sandra. i want to know -- i want to know the answers to her questions. i also would like to hear from penn's. i think penn's should be a witness tomorrow. he has been silent in all of this. they wanted to hang him, they had a noose for him. they were hunting for him. what would you ask the former vice president? >> caller: i would like to ask him to tell us how fearful you were and do you think that

trump incited the riots? he has been quiet. i think he is afraid. i think he is afraid of the trump supporters and trump himself. someone okay diana, justin of cnn sense of this tweet, when asked whether he was satisfied with answers from the trump legal team today, about whether president trump knew the vice president was in danger, senator bill cassidy tells cnn, not really pretty asked that he is undecided in his vote tomorrow. and nags head north carolina, hey jerry. >> caller: hello how are you. >> host: jerry what you think? were you watching with the questions? >> caller: i've been watching the senate for the last five, six years you know i'm getting a little older and starting to watch it. i'm watching both sides for

the last few years you know, and it has just been going crazy with impeachment after impeachment, court case after court case. and then on top of it is a terrible pandemic that happened. i feel sorry for all of the victims of the pandemic part i feel all right for all of the victims in the capitol. i condemn anything that ever happened at that place because i think it is a wonderful building. and it stands for our democracy would should be a peaceful place. sue and jerry what you make of the defense? >> caller: our government has not been peaceful in the last few years. >> host: get to the topic at hand what did you feel of the questions? three through the arguments were good on both sides. i think honestly we need to but doesn't end with the

democratics when are the republicans winning comically both to shake hands and let it go and worry about the peace that we need and our world? spent okay jerry thank he saw a bipartisan moment the end before they wrapped up today with two bipartisan rounds of applause. one for eugene goodman the capitol police officer that many of you saw the video of him distracting the rioters away from the senate chamber, new video during these proceedings show him having him run the other direction, saving him from the rioters that were coming down the hall. >> frank thorpe of nbc sent out this image earlier today. i want to show this to you. for the question and answer period of the senate impeachment trial which could happen today and it did, here is the cards senators will

fill out for their cards and ride me that's the card delivered to the presiding officer, senator patrick leahy he read those had the clerk read them they proceeded from their pre-that's what it looked like. tommy and price utah a republican. >> caller: i question due process but everyone is entitled to due process. however the president, nothing for without due process we have no argument, truth. no evidence to carry this on. i hear different stories of people dying and people being killed. the reality, nobody i believe was killed pick. there were suicides, there was a heart attack. officers shot a lady. there are so many stories still continuing. no one has the truth, no due

process, no investigation. kamala harris wants to release all these rioters, continues and continues. how do we not know the ones that violated 45 minutes before trump supporters arrived? that these were not people being released from jail, told to go do this. sonoma going to go to pam and washington, democratic collar hi pam. >> caller: hi i been watching for the last four days it's been fascinating. >> host: fascinating why? >> caller: history. i watched on january 6 and it had a different impact. this time it was just gut wrenching. and i believe that he should

be convicted. i really do. i don't think that his attorneys, relays they didn't have much time but they kept talking about they did not spend enough time working on stuff willingly, it was like two weeks. i think it showed a think they had a poor case. and i think the whole problem goes back to not having trump there to answer questions. and if he was innocent, he would be there. his lack of presence jimmy says to me he is guilty and he knows it. >> host: what questions would you ask for it if you were in impeachment and have the president there what questions would you want them to ask? three through what is a relationship with mike pence? did you realize that when the crowd was going to the capitol, that the three people who were in line to be

president if something happened to you, were all being attacked? did you realize that? screw it ma'am i want to jump in. i want to point out who's on the screen there, that is officer eugene goodman there. [background noises] officer eugene goodman who was tonight awarded a congressional gold medal, let's take a look at that moment. speck and mr. president and a moment i'm going to ask the senate to pass legislation that would award capitol police officer eugene goodman the congressional gold medal. in the weeks after the attack on january the sixth, the world learned about the incredible, incredible bravery of officer goodman on that fateful day.

here in this trial we sought new video, powerful video showing coldness under pressure. his courage in the line of duty, his foresight in the midst of chaos, and his willingness to make himself a target of the mobs rage rage so that others might reach safety. officer goodman is in the chamber tonight, officer goodman, thank you. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause]

>> republican leader mr. mcconnell. >> i just want to say think we can all agree that eugene goodman deserves the highest honor congress can bestow. but before we move to pass this legislation, i want to be clear that he was not alone that day. the nation saw and has now seen numerous examples of the heroic conduct of the capitol police, the metropolitan police, the swat teams that were with us on january 6 here in the capitol protecting us. our heartfelt gratitude extends to each and every one of them, particularly now as members of the force continues to bear scars, seen an unforeseen from the events of that disgraceful day. let us give them all the honor

and recognition they so justly deserve. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> mr. peck president. >> republican leader parts back please join the request generally six was the day of fear for those who work here in the capitol. and of sadness for many more watching from afar. but that awful day also introduced our nation to a group of heroes we encounter who are already protocol our colleagues and to whom we owe a great debt. in the face of lawlessness,

the officers of the u.s. capitol lived out the fullest sentence of their oath. if not with a quick thinking and bravery of officer eugene goodman and particular people in this chamber may not have escaped that day unharmed. officer goodman's action reflected deep personal commitment to duty. and brought even greater distinction upon all of the brave brothers and sisters in uniform. so i am proud the senate is taking this step forward recognizing his heroism but the highest honor we can bestow. [applause] [applause] >> by unanimous consent of the bipartisan standing ovation, the senate awarded the congressional gold medal to eugene goodman tonight before wrapping up the senate impeachment trial for today.

they will return tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time and by reports it seems they will be concluding tomorrow as well. four hours for closing arguments followed by the vote to convict or acquit. cnn is reporting this evening about 13 minutes ago new details of the trump mccarthy shouting mats show the present refuse a cough the rioters varied from jamie reporting along with kevin, marshall cohen of cnn the report and expletive laced phone call with kevin mccarthy with the capitals under attack for the present donald trump to the writers cared more about the lecture notes a mccarthy ditty said quote kevin these below more upset about the election than you are trump said according to lawmakers who were briefed on call "after words" by mccarthy. carthage insisted the rioters were trump supporters and begged trump to call them

off. trump's comments awful republican lawmakers familiar with the call described as a shouting match between the two men. mccarthy told the president the writers were breaking is officer one is that asked trump what the f -- who the eft you think you're talking to according to republican lawmaker on the call. let's go to bonita in minneapolis, would you think? >> i was very impressed with the fishman truck i was not a press of the defense today because i didn't think it was a defense of the former president, donald trump. the questions i thought were just political speak, legal speak. we cannot deny the evidence that our eyes and our ears heard on that day. and i sought myself. that comes from 1984, the party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears permit was their final most

essential commands. if i were a republican senator, i would be afraid to vote for the impeachment trial of donald trump based on what happened to the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmire, sadly i say or nine, base would happen on june 6. where is the integrity of the united states of america? and what are we, the citizens going to do no matter what party we belong to to support that integrity. i will leave now thank you. c1 rudy in the archive rudy. >> caller: highs how's it going? >> host: did you watch today? >> caller: yes, yes, i did. it's a shame, president trump, with they are doing to him is just totally totally crazy. obviously it's been a witchhunt ever since the beginning if it was not for russian collusion other trying to paint the narrative that he

had this insurrection, he was the cause of it. i mean no matter which way you look at it they're out to get him. i hope he rises from this because he did a lot of great things from america. his just a shame the way the democrats are trying to put him through all of this and dragging his name to the mud and his family. believe it wasn't for kobe to be reelected again. what more of your calls coming on the "washington journal" 7-amp eastern time. you can tune in then and calling as well on c-span. and then at 10:00 a.m. over an cspan2 or coverage will resume of the senate impeachment trial, presumably the last day of the trial. you can watch on c-span2 on c-span.org, or you can the free c-span radio app. ♪ ♪ >> you're watching cspan2, your unfiltered view of

government. cspan2 was created by america's cable television company and today brought to you by these television companies who provide cspan2 to viewers as a public service. some of the senate impeachment trial of donald trump continues to be former president's lawyer presenting their arguments against the one article impeachment centers were also able to ask the defense team and house impeachment managers questions for this all comes ahead of closing arguments tomorrow. in a final vote of whether to convict or acquit mr. trump of inciting insurrection. here on cspan2 will go back to earlier this afternoon as today's session got underway. expect the senate will convene as a court of impeachment in the champlin doctor barry flack will lead the senate in prayer.