Sen. Josh Hawley Joshua (Josh) David HawleyRenewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death What Facebook's planned change to its terms of service means for the Section 230 debate Republican Senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal MORE (R-Mo.) is planning to use his questions during President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s impeachment trial to ask about a slew of top GOP targets and Trump opponents.

Hawley, who released his questions on Tuesday, will ask about House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (D-Calif.), the Bidens and the whistleblower at the heart of the impeachment effort.

Senators will begin asking questions, through Chief Justice John Roberts, for 16 hours, starting Wednesday at 1 p.m., after Trump's defense team wrapped up their opening arguments on Tuesday.

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Hawley, according to his released list, plans to ask about any communication between Schiff and the whistleblower.

The whistleblower reached out to the House Intelligence Committee with concerns about Trump’s behavior toward Ukraine. Democrats argue that whistleblowers routinely reach out to Congress's Intelligence committees; Schiff’s spokesman has said the chairman did not know the details or the name of the whistleblower.

Hawley is also planning to use his questions to get details on Hunter Biden and Burisma. Biden has emerged as a top target for Republicans because of his work for the Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president.

Republicans have also seized on Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll GOP set to release controversial Biden report Can Donald Trump maintain new momentum until this November? MORE's push for the dismissal of Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin because of concerns he was overlooking corruption in his own office. The removal reportedly came while Shokin was investigating Burisma.

“Before Vice President Joe Biden sought to remove Shokin, did the White House Counsel’s Office or the Office of the Vice President legal counsel issue ethics advice approving Mr. Biden’s involvement in matters involving Shokin, despite the presence of Hunter Biden on the Burisma board?” Hawley will ask.

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There's no evidence that Biden was acting with his son's interests in mind when he pushed for Shokin's dismissal, a position that reflected the views of the Obama administration and U.S. allies in Europe. The former vice president has denied doing so and the GOP claims have been debunked by fact checkers.

It’s unclear if Hawley’s planned questions will actually be asked during the Senate trial.

Republicans are submitting their questions to leadership, which is expected to organize them by topic and try to cull duplicate questions.