McConnell gave a preview of how a possible impeachment trial in the chamber would be conducted in a closed-door lunch with Republican senators, answering questions about the rules guiding the proceedings and speculating that it would be over by Christmas
McConnell prepared his colleagues on what's to come as the House investigates allegations that President Donald Trump abused his power in asking a Ukrainian leader to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. McConnell said that the trial would start in the early afternoon each day, six days a week, with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding over the Senate.
Read More"Senators will not be allowed to speak, which will be good therapy for a number of them," said McConnell in a news conference after the meeting."We intend to do our constitutional responsibility."If a majority of the House voted to impeach the President charging him with crimes, it is unlikely that two-thirds of the Republican-controlled Senate would then decide to remove him from office.
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