WASHINGTON Senate Republicans panned the case for President Donald Trump s impeachment as nothing new on Wednesday even though theyd voted a day earlier to reject any new witnesses or material from inclusion.

So far we havent heard anything new from what he heard yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said. I hope this isnt just going to be a series of repetitious arguments just to try to fill the time allotted.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) echoed the complaint, adding, Its not a very deep case, I dont think.

The House managers began to press their case against Trump a day prior, saying he was trying to cheat the 2020 election by pressuring Ukraines government to announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden, his possible Democratic opponent. They asked the Senate to subpoena additional documents and witnesses that were blocked from the House impeachment investigation, but Republicans refused to do so at least for now.

Asked about including additional witnesses in the Senate trial, Cornyn said that the House should have gone to court to press the Trump administration to turn over evidence before bringing a half-baked case to the Senate.

There was such a rush to get it done, Cornyn said. They came here with an incomplete record.

Democrats countered by arguing that pursuing witnesses who either refused or were blocked from testifying by the White House would have required months or potentially even years of legal action, with a resolution not likely until after the 2020 election.