GOP Sen. Cory Gardner will vote against calling additional witnesses

After days of dancing around the question, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) on Wednesday said he will vote against calling witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial.

"I do not believe we need to hear from an 18th witness," he said. "I have approached every aspect of this grave constitutional duty with the respect and attention required by law, and have reached this decision after carefully weighing the House managers and defense arguments and closely reviewing the evidence from the House, which included well over 100 hours of testimony from 17 witnesses."

Democrats want to hear from firsthand witnesses like former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who was blocked by the White House from testifying during the House impeachment inquiry. The New York Times reports that in his forthcoming book, Bolton writes that Trump told him about a quid pro quo with Ukraine.

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Gardner is up for re-election this fall, and is considered vulnerable.