Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has signed onto a measure that would allow lawmakers to begin President Trump’s impeachment trial without receiving the articles House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is withholding.
McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, is among more than one dozen Republicans who are co-sponsors of a measure authored by Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, authorizing the Senate to begin the trial as early as Monday, or 25 days after the House passed the impeachment articles on Dec. 19.
The measure would require a change to the Senate rules, which is normally authorized with an affirmative vote from 67 senators. A top aide signaled McConnell isn’t going to “go nuclear” and allow a rules change to pass with only 51 votes, so the measure probably cannot pass.
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9 comments:
They can't win the house so they want to rewrite the constitution by not doing there elected job and holding the articles as ransom to get what is not there's to get. They have 0 say in how the Senate conducts the trial the constitution is spelled out but that just shows Democrats cannot read. Come on people i know at least some of you took a 5th grade civics class.
Dismiss and be done with it.
My thoughts exactly.
Pelosi can object all she wants, she has no say over anything in the Senate just like Mc Connell has no say over Pelosi!
A trial date is set. If the House Dems with Impeachment articles do not respond then the case is dismissed. However, I heard on the "News" that Pelsoi will forward the articles next week.
Time to get the whole Sharade over with !!! All a Shamm
Please be mindful of what you pass. Although I am in favor of it, it could be held against you.if, God forbid. the dems would ever rule the Senate. Yikes!
Her Objections NO LONGER Matter !!! LOL Senate's Turn
Make shure they in the Senate put Pelosi / Schumer / Schiff
on the STAND & UNDER OATH to burn their asses !!!!!
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