McConnell says Senate will not haggle with the House of Representatives over procedures for Trump’s impeachment trial, adding that the Senate would make a decision on calling witnesses for the trial at the appropriate time
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday the Senate would not haggle with the House of Representatives over procedures for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, adding that the Senate would make a decision on calling witnesses for the trial at the appropriate time.
“There will be no haggling with the House over Senate procedure. We will not cede our authority to try this impeachment,” McConnell said. If Pelosi sought leverage over the Senate, McConnell said, “no such leverage exists ... it will never exist.” He accused Pelosi of wanting to keep Trump “in limbo” over the trial indefinitely.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the House brings impeachment charges, while impeachment trials are held by the Senate. But McConnell has said that Senate rules prevent the Senate from starting the trial until the House sends it the articles of impeachment, and the House has not done so.
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