Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE (R-Ky) on Tuesday over his proposed rules for President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's impeachment trial in the upper chamber, saying they are like the “head juror colluding with the defendant.”

“The rules Sen. McConnell has proposed for the president's impeachment trial are the equivalent of a head juror colluding with the defendant to cover up a crime,” she posted on Twitter.

The former secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee called on her followers to contact their senators and demand they allow witnesses and evidence in the Senate trial and not participate in a "cover-up.”

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The rules Sen. McConnell has proposed for the president's impeachment trial are the equivalent of a head juror colluding with the defendant to cover up a crime.



Call your senators and urge them to push for witnesses and evidence, not a cover-up: https://t.co/CZcWI5zjm5 — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 21, 2020

Late Monday, McConnell revealed the rules, which provide House managers and Trump’s legal team with the same amount of time to make legal arguments as each side got in President Clinton's impeachment trial, but squeezes the arguments into fewer days.

House evidence from the inquiry would also not be immediately included in the Senate record.

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McConnell has maintained that the trial should not include additional witnesses and evidence beyond what the House unveiled in its inquiry. He has also said he has enough votes to pass the trial rules.

But Democrats argue that all of the necessary information should be utilized when making a decision about removing Trump from office. They say the Senate should attempt to obtain information previously withheld by the White House, including testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonDiplomacy with China is good for America The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep DOJ launches probe into Bolton book for possible classified information disclosures MORE.

Lawmakers on the left criticized McConnell's rules when they were published, with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg Ginsburg in statement before her death said she wished not to be replaced until next president is sworn in Democrats call for NRA Foundation to be prohibited from receiving donations from federal employees MORE (D-N.Y.) calling them a "disgrace."