Republican senator calls CNN reporter a 'liberal hack' when asked about considering new evidence in Trump's impeachment trial

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• A Republican senator on Thursday called a CNN reporter a "liberal hack" when asked a straightforward question regarding President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
• CNN reporter Manu Raju asked Sen. Martha McSally if the Senate should consider new evidence as part of the impeachment trial. McSally responded: "You're a liberal hack, I'm not talking to you."
• The House earlier this week released explosive new evidence that documented the extent to which Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and his associates were involved in a scheme to pressure Ukraine to investigate the president's political rivals.
• Trump's impeachment trial is expected to begin next Tuesday.
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GOP Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona called CNN reporter Manu Raju a "liberal hack" on Thursday as he questioned her on whether she'd be open to considering new evidence that's emerged in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. 

McSally, who is up for re-election this year, later doubled-down on her remarks on Twitter and shared a video of the exchange. 

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