11.   It would also let defendants facing a life sentence or execution depose prosecution witnesses before trial.

12.   Late Tuesday afternoon, the doors closed again for a debate on a Republican motion to depose three witnesses.

13.   So Democrats are eyeing the next vote, to depose witnesses, as a proxy for dismissal.

14.   The group is pivotal because it would take six or more Republicans to block a motion next week to depose witnesses.

15.   The lawyers are coordinating the pretrial work in those two courts so that witnesses are deposed once and documents shared.

16.   The next phase of the trial begins on Monday, when senators are to begin debating whether to dismiss the case and whether to depose witnesses.

17.   The Senate is expected to debate on Monday whether to dismiss the charges against Clinton and whether to depose witnesses.

18.   The Senate first votes to depose witnesses and then votes whether to have them appear to give their testimony on the Senate floor.

19.   The trial plan leaves open the question of whether or not the Senate will vote to depose additional witnesses.

20.   They would then vote on whether to depose those witnesses, or subject them to questioning under oath.