McConnell signs on to bill to start Trump trial over Pelosi objections
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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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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