It's like a play-by-play before the game even begins. The Senate of the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000) set the procedural rules for the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton. That Senate was dominated by Republicans, as is ours. So it's not illogical to assume that the rules established then will pertain now.
Thank the Universe for the freedoms upon which this country was founded. Include freedom of the press, and of information in general. All of which is my way of saying there's a voluminous copy of the 1999 Senate rules and proceedings; it's a PDF of 1247 pages. If you want to dig into it, I'd recommend you concentrate on Volume II: Floor Trial Proceedings. That section runs from page 773 through page 1195 within the PDF.
Given the recent behavior of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, we may have to hold him and his colleagues in the Senate jury to these long-since-established rules.
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