McConnell to work in 'total coordination' with White House on impeachment trial originally appeared on abcnews.go.comEven before the House Judiciary Committee voted Friday to send articles of impeachment to the full House for a vote next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he is
Even before the House Judiciary Committee voted Friday to send articles of impeachment to the full House for a vote next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he is working in"total coordination" with the White House about President Donald Trump's upcoming trial in January.
"Exactly how we go forward, I'm going to coordinate with the president's lawyers," McConnell added."The case is so darn weak coming over from the House. We all know how it's going to end. There is no chance the president is going to be removed from office. My hope is that there won't be a Republican who votes for either of these articles of impeachment."
Former Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota, who served as the Senate's Democratic Leader during former President Bill Clinton's impeachment, said on Thursday that he strictly avoided contact with the White House at the time, citing his role as a juror. Further, Senate rules for impeachment trials require senators to"solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial," they"do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws" -- meaning senators should not make decisions based off party affiliation, according to the Constitution."The Majority Leader proudly announcing he is planning to rig the impeachment trial for Trump," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said in a tweet Thursday.
"It wouldn't surprise me if we got one or two Democrats," McConnell said."It looks to me over in the House, the Republicans seem to be solid and the Democrats seem to be divided." Republican senators have hinted that they don't foresee a Senate trial with witnesses, largely because they want a shorter impeachment trial rather than longer one.
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