Opinion | Kurt Bardella: Democrats have one bit of impeachment leverage left. And Pelosi should use it. - NBCNewsTHINK
."Their understanding, which is the foundation of the case for the Democrats, was based on secondhand information," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters on Nov. 14.
A bipartisan consensus like that is extremely rare. Democrats have an opportunity to tie the transmission of the articles of impeachment to the demand that lawmakers and the public hear from witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the events. on Wednesday that"some think it's a good idea and we need to talk about it. ... It's within the speaker's purview. Obviously, she'll make that decision."that"so far, we have not seen anything that looks fair to us" as far as the Senate is concerned. She added that she would wait to see how the Senate intends to proceed before transmitting the articles.
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