House to deliver Trump impeachment charge on Monday, rejecting Republican push for time
Posted on AllSides January 22nd, 2021
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The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will deliver an impeachment charge against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, rejecting Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s request for a delay.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who displaced McConnell as the chamber’s leader after Democrats won two Georgia runoff elections this month, announced the move on the Senate floor on Friday.
Schumer did not say when Trump’s second impeachment trial would begin. But he emphasized the need to move quickly on confirmation of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and other...