Democrats Break With Pelosi On Impeachment Delay
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'Get moving': Senate Democrats break with Pelosi on impeachment delaySenate Democrats are breaking with their party leaders over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to hold on to the articles of impeachment, saying it is time to get President Trump’s trial rolling.
The grumbling in the ranks puts pressure on Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, who has stood by Mrs. Pelosi’s decision to withhold charges against the president in an attempt to get Senate Republicans to guarantee witnesses will be called during the trial.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell used the crack in the ranks Wednesday to...
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Senate Democrats grow impatient waiting for Pelosi to send articles for Trump impeachment trialSenate Democrats are growing impatient for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, as the impasse continues over sending the articles of impeachment from the Democratic House to the Republican-led Senate.
"We're ready, willing and able," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a former state attorney general. "I'm ready to go to court and try this case."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has delayed sending the two articles, which accuse Trump of abuse of power and obstruction Congress, until she learns more about how the Senate trial will be conducted.
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From the Left
Key Pelosi lieutenant calls on her to transmit articles of impeachment to the SenateHouse Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a top lieutenant of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said Thursday that she should go ahead and transmit the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate and allow a trial to begin.
Smith’s high-profile break with Pelosi came shortly before she deflected when asked by a reporter about her impasse with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Pelosi said she knows when she’ll send the articles to the Senate, adding, “I won’t be telling you right now.” Pelosi has said she first...
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