Pelosi ends standoff with Senate Republicans over impeachment articles

[jalan48]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by JudyM (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday she will send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate next week, ending a heated standoff with Republicans over the terms of the impeachment trial.

"I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate," Pelosi said in a letter to House Democrats.

“About time,” McConnell told reporters Friday after Pelosi’s announcement.

Read more: Link to sourcehttps://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/10/pelosi-to-send-impeachment-articles-to-senate-after-weeks-long-delay-097185

[Iliyah]

1. What is the odds in a "small" group of Republicans to get . . .

witnesses for trial with Collins in charge?

-0-

Nancy P still has the upper hand.

[maxsolomon]

2. Well, I did not expect that.

Is there any deal?

[JudyM]

3. Locking

Dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142417470

Please continue discussion at the earlier thread.