The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday, US time, setting the stage for his long-awaited trial.
McConnell effectively slammed the door shut on that idea this week when he said he had enough Republican votes to start the trial without a commitment to hear from additional witnesses, including former Trump national security adviser John Bolton.In a letter to House lawmakers on Friday, Pelosi said a resolution to appoint "managers" for the trial and to transmit the impeachment charges to the Senate could be brought up on the House floor next week.
"Trump wanted to impress those senators and keep them on his side, the story goes, so he took steps to shore up their support," Benen wrote.
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