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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellBiden's bipartisan deal faces Senate gauntlet The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Biden sets new vaccine mandate as COVID-19 cases surge Democrats warn shrinking Biden's spending plan could backfire MORE (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he hopes the Senate is able to finish a likely impeachment trial after "not too lengthy a process."
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellBiden's bipartisan deal faces Senate gauntlet The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Biden sets new vaccine mandate as COVID-19 cases surge Democrats warn shrinking Biden's spending plan could backfire MORE (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he hopes the Senate is able to finish a likely impeachment trial after "not too lengthy a process." McConnell's comments come after he's been tight-lipped on the details of a Trump impeachment trial, except to say he expects there to be one.
Asked on Tuesday about which potential witnesses he would like to see testify, the GOP leader added that it was "way too early" to settle on how the impeachment trial will be handled in the Senate.
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How long a Senate impeachment trial would last has become a rolling point of discussion among lawmakers as they await the outcome of the House's investigation into whether Trump tied Ukraine aid to the country opening an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden
Joe BidenThe Supreme Court and blind partisanship ended the illusion of independent agencies Missed debt ceiling deadline kicks off high-stakes fight Senate infrastructure talks spill over into rare Sunday session MORE and his son Hunter Biden.
Joe BidenThe Supreme Court and blind partisanship ended the illusion of independent agencies Missed debt ceiling deadline kicks off high-stakes fight Senate infrastructure talks spill over into rare Sunday session MORE and his son Hunter Biden. Senators expect that the House would vote on impeachment articles by Christmas, though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiOn The Money: Justice Department says Trump's tax returns should be released | Democrats fall short of votes for extending eviction ban House adjourns for recess without passing bill to extend federal eviction ban Photos of the Week: Olympic sabre semi-finals, COVID-19 vigil and a loris MORE (D-Calif.) has refused to rule out that the impeachment inquiry could drag into 2020.
Nancy PelosiOn The Money: Justice Department says Trump's tax returns should be released | Democrats fall short of votes for extending eviction ban House adjourns for recess without passing bill to extend federal eviction ban Photos of the Week: Olympic sabre semi-finals, COVID-19 vigil and a loris MORE (D-Calif.) has refused to rule out that the impeachment inquiry could drag into 2020. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr
Richard Mauze BurrSenate starts infrastructure debate amid 11th-hour drama The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - A huge win for Biden, centrist senators The 17 Republicans who voted to advance the Senate infrastructure bill MORE (R-N.C.) raised the prospect of a six- to eight-week impeachment trial during an event in North Carolina earlier this month.
Richard Mauze BurrSenate starts infrastructure debate amid 11th-hour drama The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - A huge win for Biden, centrist senators The 17 Republicans who voted to advance the Senate infrastructure bill MORE (R-N.C.) raised the prospect of a six- to eight-week impeachment trial during an event in North Carolina earlier this month. But that drew quick backlash from GOP senators who noted that would be longer than the Clinton impeachment trial, which McConnell has repeatedly referred to when fielding questions from reporters about what a Trump trial could look like. The Clinton trial started on Jan. 7 and wrapped on Feb. 13.
Lindsey Olin GrahamGraham, Cuellar press Biden to name border czar Trump takes two punches from GOP The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - US gymnast wins all-around gold as Simone Biles cheers from the stands MORE (R-S.C.) added, "I doubt if a trial would last that long."Some Republicans have also floated the idea of quickly dismissing any articles of impeachment the House sends over.
But McConnell told reporters last week that he expects there to be a trial.
"My own view is that we should give people an opportunity to put the case on. ... On the issue of how long it goes on, it's really kind of up to the Senate. People will have to conclude, are they learning something new? At some point, we'll get to an end," McConnell said at the time.
