McConnell suggested that when impeachment gets to the Senate, he's prepared to let Republicans call the shots
to the House Judiciary Committee, which will draft articles of impeachment. But while the process has so far been a Democratic-dominated affair—no Republicans on the Intelligence Committee voted to advance the report—Republicans may soon be the ones calling the shots. Senate Majority Leadersuggested Tuesday that when impeachment makes its way to the Senate for a trial, he's prepared to let his slim GOP majority take the reins on setting the rules.
McConnell's potential decision to force the impeachment procedure through with only Republican support would stand in stark contrast to former President's impeachment trial, in which a bipartisan compromise on the trial rules passed in a vote of 100-0. Schumer, for his part, hopes McConnell’s partisan contingency plan won’t come to pass.
This isn't the first time that McConnell and his GOP cronies have raised the specter of inserting partisan politics into the impeachment trial, as Republicans have previously suggested they’re open to scheduling the trial in a way that wouldthe Democratic senators running for president.
Before impeachment makes its way to the Senate, of course, the proceedings will first pass through the House Judiciary Committee. And as the committee’s work kicks off Wednesday with a public hearing, House Republicans havewill make their presence known. “It’s a bunch of brawlers sometimes on the Judiciary Committee, so it should get pretty hot under the collar as we go along,” Republican committee member Rep.said Sunday on Fox News.
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