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U.S. Sen. James Lankford said Thursday morning his office has been getting several hundred calls a day about the ongoing impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

A “good mix” say “you need to call every witness” who may cast light on the charges against Trump, he said.

But Lankford said it’s not that simple.

“This is not a fishing expedition,” he said by telephone.

“If we had done what the House (Democratic) managers were demanding, the trial would have lasted through the summer,” said Lankford.

That, he maintained, was the primary purpose of the Democratic managers’ strategy — to prolong the proceedings during an election year.

But there is some evidence that the public wants to hear from more witnesses, and that the accumulated controversy surrounding the president may be taking a toll.

According to a Reuters’ poll, 72% of Americans want witnesses.

And while Americans remain evenly divided on whether Trump should be removed from office, Pew Research found 63% of Americans believe Trump definitely or probably has broken the law while in office or running for president.