Republican and Democratic senators alike are pleading for impeachment decorum

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Republicans weren't the only ones displeased with the address House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) gave to the Senate during Tuesday's impeachment proceedings. Democrats were also hoping for a little more decorum, The Washington Post reports.

Several Democratic senators, while much tamer in the criticism of Nadler, indicated they think his accusations that Republicans were participating in cover-ups and treachery took things too far. "When I make an argument, it's about the fundamentals — witnesses, documents, and the evidence," said Sen. Robert Casey Jr. (D-Pa.). "I think that's better."

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.