Calling on witnesses during the impeachment trial would have dragged out the proceeding for years, according to Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) one of the Democratic impeachment managers. The Senate voted to authorize witnesses at the trial but proceeded to acquit President Donald Trump before hearing from any. Neguse told CBS on Sunday that litigation over subpoenas for witnesses who refuse to appear could take months. “Witnesses that are not friendly to the prosecution were not going to comply voluntarily, which means that we would be litigating subpoenas for months and potentially years,” Neguse said, adding that a subpoena issued during the first Trump impeachment trial more than a year ago is still being litigated. The trial was largely expected to proceed to completion without witnesses, but the proceeding was thrown into disarray after the Senate voted to consider witnesses. Several Republican senators voted to consider witnesses. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) changed his …