Senate rejects witnesses, ensuring Trump's acquittal

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accompanied by his chief of staff, Sharon Soderstrom, after the Senate voted to not allow witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (AP PHOTO)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accompanied by his chief of staff, Sharon Soderstrom, after the Senate voted to not allow witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (AP PHOTO)

WASHINGTON — The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump’s acquittal in just the third such t…