Impeachment

Nancy’s First Day At The Senate Impeachment Trial

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The AP reports, “McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed a condensed, two-day calendar for each side to give opening statements, ground rules that Democrats immediately rejected.

Voting on the Republican leader’s resolution will be one of the first orders of business when senators convene Tuesday. It also pushes off any votes on witnesses until later in the process, rather than up front, as Democrats had demanded.

Thanks Anon in MT

Kitty Tells Pelosi That She’s Running Out Of Air Waiting For Impeachment Articles

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The Washington Post writes, “Pelosi moves to end Trump impeachment standoff, signals she will send articles to Senate.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved Friday to end a three-week standoff with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, signaling that she will send articles of impeachment to the Republican-controlled Senate next week, paving the way for a likely acquittal of President Trump.

Pelosi (D-Calif.), who made the announcement in a letter to colleagues sent moments after lawmakers left Washington for the week, relented without securing the concessions she sought from McConnell (R-Ky.) — in particular, a detailed blueprint for how the coming Senate trial will proceed.