Mitch McConnell continues to tack back-and-forth on perhaps the most contentious issue of President Trump’s impeachment trial — whether the Senate will allow new witnesses to testify in the case
For McConnell, he has to deal with an angry president who dismisses the impeachment saga as a “hoax” and a “witch hunt”; moderate Republican senators anxious for the case to proceed with at least a patina of impartiality; GOP hard-liners who want to dismiss the charges outright or alternately call Joe and Hunter Biden as witnesses; a united Democratic caucus eager to score points at the Republicans’ expense; and constituents back home who want to see how McConnell delivers as he runs for...
A frustrated Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said McConnell, knowing he has the votes to go ahead with the trial rules of his choosing, won’t even talk to him about witnesses or anything else impeachment-related at this point. White House Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland said Trump and McConnell have a “very strong” relationship.
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