'The issue of when the articles of impeachment will be sent to the Senate is a decision for Nancy Pelosi...She wants some assurance [a trial] will be full and fair, not the sham and charade' McConnell wants SenBlumenthal says of the Senate trial stalemate
Now the two giants of Capitol Hill have each other in their sights, as Democrats and Republicans feud over the terms of a Senate trial of President Donald Trump.
Both revere the chambers they lead. And recently, each has begun firing more scathing remarks across Statutory Hall.In August, frustrated at McConnell's decision to block election interference legislation and over the House bills that die on his desk, the speaker borrowed a Russia-themed insult that had previously offended the majority when used by pundits."Moscow Mitch says that he is the 'Grim Reaper,'"Pelosi said at the time.
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