'So, for now, we're content to continue the ordinary business of the Senate while House Democrats continue to flounder,' the Senate majority leader said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell labeled Democrats' demands for impeachment witnesses a"nonstarter" Friday, calling it a"fantasy that the speaker of the House [would] get to hand-design the trial proceedings in the Senate."
His comments come as the standoff over how to proceed with the Senate trial of President Donald Trump stretches on, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withholds the impeachment articles from the upper chamber. She's vowed to do so until McConnell comes to an agreement with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding the rules for the impending trial and allowing witnesses.
"So, for now, we're content to continue the ordinary business of the Senate while House Democrats continue to flounder," McConnell said on the Senate floor Friday."If they ever muster the courage to stand behind their slapdash work product and transmit their articles to the Senate, it will then be time for the United States Senate to fulfill our founding purpose."
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McConnell reiterated that he intends to conduct the trial in the same fashion as President Bill Clinton's. That means considering whether witnesses will be called only after evidence is presented by House impeachment managers and the administration provides its defense.
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