Senate Republicans are preparing to steamroll Democrats on the rules to govern the Trump trial
Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer are heading for an epic clash on the Senate floor Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with McConnell and his Republicans set to institute fast-paced trial rules that ignore Schumer’s demands entirely.
Majority Leader McConnell will eventually impose his will through the 53-seat GOP majority and pass a resolution cramming as many as 48 hours of opening testimony from the House impeachment managers and the White House counsel into just four days this week. But not before Schumer puts up a fight.
The minority leader said that the first amendment he will offer will ask for the Senate to subpoena White House documents, including records about the administration’s decision to withhold and then release military aid to Ukraine. Schumer will then proceed to offer “a series of amendments” on documents and witnesses Democrats have requested, as well as changes to the McConnell resolution.“We have no intention to be dilatory,” Schumer said.
Aides working with the House managers say McConnell's proposal to block the House's evidence, at least initially, could hamstring the House's ability to present its case. The White House's team, they say, could object to "any or all" of the House's evidence and selectively admit only a subset of documents.
Schumer and McConnell met once for about 20 minutes in December about crafting a bipartisan resolution but got nowhere. Schumer pushed for a deal on witnesses and documents before the trial started and McConnell ignored him. Instead, the GOP leader chose to put a far more partisan stamp on the beginning of the trial than the 100-0 vote that kicked off former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
As impeachment process advances, it's not just Trump who's on trialMitch McConnell's blueprint for the impeachment trial appears designed to ensure that Donald Trump wins and the Senate loses.
Read more »
Mitch McConnell issues proposed rules for impeachment trial as Dems cry foulSources close to the president's legal team argued the articles of impeachment against Trump are 'deficient on their face' because they fail to state any violation of law.
Read more »
Here's what to watch on the first full day of Trump's impeachment trialMitch McConnell on Monday released an outline of the trial rules that largely resemble Bill Clinton's 1998 impeachment trial — and Democrats have been quick to cry foul.
Read more »
Trump touts U.S. economic might, dismisses climate 'pessimism' as impeachment trial beginsTrump touts U.S. economic might, dismisses climate 'pessimism' as impeachment trial begins by alexalper
Read more »
JFK's Grandson Slams Mike Pence for 'Failing Test of Courage' amid Trump's Impeachment TrialJack Schlossberg criticized VP Mike Pence for standing by President Trump amid the impeachment trial
Read more »
8 senators to watch in the impeachment trialOn Thursday, it became official: The Senate impeachment trial into President Donald Trump is underway.
Read more »